Honors: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Announces Recipients of 2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Service

From an IMLS Announcement:

The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the recipients of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to the community and celebrates institutions that make a difference for individuals, families, and communities.
This year’s honorees exemplify the nation’s great diversity of libraries and museums and include a school library, county library systems, individual libraries, children’s museums, an art museum, science centers, a park conservancy, and more, hailing from 10 different states. The 2012 winners of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service are:

• Bootheel Youth Museum, Malden, Mo.
• Contra Costa County Library, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
• Cumberland County Public Library, Fayetteville, N.C.
• Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago, Ill.
• Long Island Children’s Museum, Garden City, N.Y.
• Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Fla.
• Naturita Community Library, Naturita, Colo. (LJ‘s Best Small Library of the Year 2011)
• Pacific Science Center, Seattle, Wash.
• Park View High School Library Media Center, Sterling, Va.
• Shaler North Hills Library, Glenshaw, Pa.

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