Library patrons learn about the Critical Path Learning Center, a health resources library within Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers, which provides digital literacy training courses. Read more.
The REALM project has released results from the sixth round of tests conducted in a Battelle laboratory that determined how long SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can remain active.
Highlights include the $45 million federal response to COVID-19 in support of library and museum services and funding for a new research partnership to study the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on materials.
Museums and libraries are often thought of as institutions of learning, but they are also a hub for resources and programs to support, develop, and preserve the stories of our veterans.
The IMLS Community Salute initiative is aimed at strengthening the ability of libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) to respond to the needs of the nation’s 22 million veterans and military families.
Rhode Island’s Chief of Library Services shares how her state has helped libraries and communities with IMLS CARES Act funds.
DEADLINES
Feb. 1, 2021:Museum Assessment Program (MAP) is designed to help museums assess their strengths and weaknesses, and plan for the future.
REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM)
As libraries and museums around the country begin to resume operations and reopen to the public, the need for clear information to support the handling of core museum, library, and archival materials has become increasingly urgent.
OCLC, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle are conducting research on how long the COVID-19 virus survives on materials that are prevalent in libraries, archives, and museums. The project will draw upon the research to produce authoritative, science-based information on how—or if— materials can be handled to mitigate exposure to staff and visitors.
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