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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This might be of interest to some of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">MaryKay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">MaryKay Dahlgreen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Library Development Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">250 Winter St. NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> IMLS News [mailto:imlsnews@imls.gov]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 02, 2011 12:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> MaryKay Dahlgreen<br>
<b>Subject:</b> IMLS Releases New Five Year Strategic Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
<span class="copy">December 2, 2011</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS Press Contacts</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
202-653-4632<br>
Kevin O'Connell, <a href="mailto:koconnell@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">koconnell@imls.gov</span></a><br>
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202-653-4630<br>
Mamie Bittner, <a href="mailto:mbittner@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">mbittner@imls.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="midboldbrown" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS Releases New Five Year Strategic Plan</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="midboldbrown" align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Creating a Nation of Learners</span></em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="copy1"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Washington, DC</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—Today, IMLS Director Susan Hildreth released
<a href="http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=1&d=196&mid=333753&m=674">
<b><span style="color:#0D6573">the agency’s new strategic plan for FY 2012 – FY 2016</span></b></a>. The plan envisions a democratic society where communities and individuals thrive with broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage and lifelong learning. The
new plan identifies the mission of IMLS to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, learning, and cultural and civic engagement by providing leadership through research, policy development and grant-making.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The planning process, launched in June 2011, with the National Museum and Library Services Board, engaged a wide range of stakeholders including more than 1,400 participants in
an online forum. It provides a roadmap to implement the Museum and Library Services Act which recognizes that U.S. libraries and museums are powerful national assets with capacity that must be developed and fully used to enhance economic development and lifelong
learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">"Rapidly changing economic, demographic and technological conditions are creating demand for new library and museum services, noted Ms. Hildreth. " This plan will help IMLS carry
out its important federal mandate to help America create 21<sup>st</sup> century institutions that provide the essential educational and cultural opportunities we need for a competitive future."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The strategic plan establishes a clear framework for performance improvement that emphasizes evidence-based program development and evaluation and includes identifying and sharing
best practices; aligning grant-making to best practices and research results; networking to build capacity; and assessing progress. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Five strategic goals will drive IMLS activities and investments:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Strategic Goal 1:
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS places the learner at the center and supports engaging experiences in libraries and museums that prepare people to be full participants in their local communities and
our global society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Strategic Goal 2:
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS promotes museums and libraries as strong community anchors that enhance civic engagement, cultural opportunities, and economic vitality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Strategic Goal 3:
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS supports exemplary stewardship of museum and library collections and promotes the use of technology to facilitate discovery of knowledge and cultural heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Strategic Goal 4:
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS advises the President and Congress on plans, policies, and activities that sustain and increase public access to information and ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Strategic Goal 5:
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS achieves excellence in public management and performs as a model organization through strategic alignment of IMLS resources and prioritization of programmatic activities,
maximizing value for the American public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">To read more about the IMLS Strategic Plan see
<a href="http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=2&d=196&mid=333753&m=674">
<span style="color:#0D6573">www.imls.gov/plan</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The
Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please visit
<a href="http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=3&d=196&mid=333753&m=674">
<span style="color:#0D6573">http://www.imls.gov</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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