IMLS Announces 15 Library Finalists For 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service

15 library finalists along with 15 museum finalists for the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service were announced earlier today by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

From the Announcement:

The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced 30 finalists for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal, the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to the community, is celebrating its 20^th year of saluting institutions that make a difference for individuals, families, and communities.
“Museums and libraries serve as civic engagement centers, providing invaluable educational, social, and skill-based resources to their communities,” said Susan Hildreth, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. “The 2014 National Medal finalists have gone above and beyond to create an environment that allows individuals to learn, play, connect, and remain curious.”

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The 2014 Finalists

Libraries

• Pima County Public Library (Tucson, Ariz.)
• Los Angeles Public Library (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• Sacramento Public Library (Sacramento, Calif.)
• Hartford Public Library (Hartford, Conn.)
• Otis Library (Norwich, Conn.)
• Athens-Clarke County Library (Athens, Ga.)
• Chicago Public Library (Chicago, Ill.)
• Booth Library (Eastern Illinois University) (Charleston, Ill.)
• Cecil County Public Library (Elkton, Md.)
• Yiddish Book Center (Amherst, Mass.)
• Mid-Continent Public Library (Independence, Mo.)
• Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (Las Vegas, Nev.)
• Octavia Fellin Public Library (Gallup, N.M.)
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library (New York, N.Y.)
• Bertha Voyer Memorial Library (Honey Grove, Texas)

Museums

• The Children’s Museum at La Habra (La Habra, Calif.)
• Mattatuck Museum (Waterbury, Conn.)
• Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, Conn.)
• National Veterans Art Museum (Chicago, Ill.)
• Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (Chicago, Ill.)
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Ind.)
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh, N.C.)
• Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (Norman, Okla.)
• Carnegie Science Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
• Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
• Amazement Square (Lynchburg, Va.)
• Children’s Museum of Tacoma (Tacoma, Wash.)
• Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, Wash.)
• Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (Seattle, Wash.)

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