IMLS Selects Top 10 Museums, Libraries for the National Medal for
Museum and Library Service
IMLS: 5.01.2018
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The
Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the 10 recipients of
the 2018
National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest
honor given to libraries and museums that make significant and exceptional
contributions to their communities. Over the past 24 years, the award has
celebrated 182 institutions that are making a difference for individuals,
families, and communities. The award will be presented at an event at the U.S.
Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on May 24.
Selected
from 29 national finalists, the 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library
Service winners represent institutions that provide dynamic programming and
services that exceed expected levels of service. Through their community outreach,
these institutions bring about change that touches the lives of individuals and
helps communities thrive.
From
a children’s museum in the Mile High City to a small public library in Texas,
from a natural history museum in the Pacific Northwest to a Florida library
system with a growing urban population, all are meeting the unique needs of
their communities in innovative ways.
The
2018 National Medal recipients are:
Georgetown Public Library (Georgetown, TX)
Orange County Library System (Orlando, FL)
Pueblo City-County Library District
(Pueblo, CO)
Reading Public Library
(Reading, PA)
Rochester Public
Library (Rochester,
MN)
Children’s
Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus (Denver, CO)
The
Detroit Historical Society (Detroit, MI)
El
Paso Museum of Art (El Paso, TX)
History
Museum at the Castle (Appleton, WI)
University
of Oregon’s Museum of Natural & Cultural History (Eugene, OR)
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