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In celebration of #America250, PBS Books in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services presents films and extended interviews exploring our nation's stories, people and places. Some of our nation’s most notable historians and authors share the tales and themes that reverberate inside the walls of institutions such as the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, American Jazz Museum, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Heard Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Miami Dade College's The Freedom Tower and the International African American Museum. Visit https://lnkd.in/gFyVWJR2 for additional resources and information on how libraries and museums can bring VISIONS OF AMERICA to their communities.

🎶 Join us tonight at 8 PM ET for a captivating discussion with Renée Fleming on her latest book, Music and Mind, at the Library of Congress National Book Festival. Discover how music intersects with neuroscience in this insightful conversation. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity! Stream it here: https://lnkd.in/giBwSM8A #NatBookFest #LeadershipInArts #BookLovers #LiteraryEvent

‘What roles do individuals, groups, and institutions play in upholding democratic ideals and strengthening practices?’ or ‘What unites and divides Americans?’ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dive into these thought-provoking questions with your students using the Visions of America: All Stories, All People, All Places series by Institute of Museum and Library Services and PBS Books— a free resource for educators! Educators, this school year inspire your secondary school students with a classroom education guide including video clips, lesson plans, and student activities based on the Visions of America: All Stories, All People, All Places series.   Visions of America is in celebration of the US Semiquincentennial #America250 and explores our nation and the places, people, and stories that contribute to the America we live in today. Hosted by the former Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Crosby Kemper, the series visits museums and libraries to help tell some of the nation’s lesser-known stories. Notable historians and authors share a deeper understanding of the stories and themes that reverberate inside the walls of these institutions and each episode explores the cities these institutions call home.   The accompanying classroom educational guide was designed to provide Social Studies and English Language Arts teachers the opportunity to bring these unique voices and stories into their classrooms and has been arranged topically into standards-based learning plans to help teachers and their students meet learning objectives   Take students on a rich and diverse journey with video clip highlights featuring stories of Cuban Americans, Asian Pacific Americas, Negro Leagues Baseball, American Jazz, First Americans, and more while learning about the institutions that safeguard and share these uniquely American tales. Across 8 thematic sections such as Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens, Unity and Culture and Identity, students will be prompted to contemplate essential questions.   Visit https://lnkd.in/gWVqmMc3 to download the classroom educational guide, as well as other resources such as booklists and music playlists!   Full length videos of the episodes highlighted in the curriculum and more episodes including stories of Arab Americans, African American genealogy and female leaders of museums and libraries can be found here: https://lnkd.in/g38EKBbu   #America250 #IMLS250 #EducationalResources

Lovers of the arts on PBS, you’ve got a new place to find episodes of Penny Stamps Speaker Series – featuring conversations with many of today’s most engaging artists! ALL ARTS in partnership with University of Michigan, Detroit PBS and PBS Books has added Penny Stamps to its national lineup of arts programming online and on the PBS app. Check out their featured conversations for #PrideMonth here: https://lnkd.in/gET2QEiv - and check back each month this summer for additional themed collections!

Get ready for an unforgettable journey through Indigenous creativity and history with the Heard Museum in Phoenix! Join us & the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a special livestream event celebrating Native American culture, history, and present-day policy, focusing on amplifying under heard stories and exploring Indigenous contributions in arts, culture, and sports. Stream on our Facebook page TONIGHT June 19 at 8pm: https://lnkd.in/gUiDQQfV

Whether you plan to staycation, lounge by the pool or soak in the sun by the lake, summer is the perfect time to slow down and savor a few essential reads. The PBS Books Readers Club is featuring some of the season’s hottest, fresh fiction from four contemporary and sought-after authors: Rachel Khong, Olivia Ford, Percival Everett and Tana French. These page turners check every box! Learn more about our upcoming conversations with these authors: https://lnkd.in/gkcx4UMA

We couldn't be more excited to share the good news about Visions of America winning in the category Use of Multiplatform Media, Long Form, at The Michigan Association of Broadcasters Broadcast Excellence Awards. A huge thank you to Institute of Museum and Library Services and all of the talented individuals who worked so hard to make this series a success!

Join us March 20th at 8:00 PM ET on our Facebook page for the next episode of VISIONS OF AMERICA: All Stories, All People, All Places. Trailblazing women leading museums and libraries will be highlighted; these are the women who have advocated for, founded, and inspired many of our nation's most treasured institutions, and the women today, who are carrying on that legacy. A special feature will be done on the National Museum of Women in the Arts, its beginnings, its mission, and its recent renovation. Members of the Institute of Museum and Library Services leadership, Laura Huerta Migus and Teri DeVoe will join us to explore the lesser-known stories of the women who have been instrumental to contributing to our country’s cultural institutions--libraries, museums and archives. Watch here or on-demand: https://lnkd.in/enVDxDPP https://lnkd.in/eMWnXvRq

Watch tonight at 8PM ET as we partner with the Institute of Museum and Library Services to present African American Family Stories and Genealogy. This conversation will investigate the connections and collectives that bring people together in the community and how they contribute to the genealogical field. You will hear from the International African American Museum’s President and CEO Dr. Tonya M. Matthews, Ph.D. and the Museum’s Center for Family History’s Director Brian Sheffey along with experts Anthony Smith and Dr. LaVerne Gray. See you there! #America250 #IMLS250

Watch tonight at 8PM ET on our Facebook page as we partner with the Institute of Museum and Library Services to present Visions of America: Voices from the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Stories of First Americans. This conversation will be lead by Crosby Kemper III and explores Indigenous stories of arts, culture, and sports, Native American citizenship and tribal sovereignty, and the changing (and important) place of Native Americans in history. You will hear from the Heard Museum’s Director and CEO David Roche along with authors Walter Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) and Philip Deloria (Dakota). See you there! #America250 #IMLS250