Podcasts about library services imls

Hear how federal funding cuts can affect local libraries in myriad ways. Chloe Whittaker, director of the Waterford Public Library, explains how an executive action pulled support from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including putting 60% of the staff on leave, and how that loss of both funding and staffing funnels down to the state and local levels. While New York (so far) has not had the retroactive cancelling of contracts as was done in many other states, the changes still reduce services. She discusses the connection between the New York State Library, the regional library systems (including the Upper Hudson and the Southern Adirondacks), and local libraries. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the impact on training for librarians and trustees,, oversight, construction approvals, and so much more. Produced by Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Join Nicole and Rebekah for another Short Stack episode as they dive into major shake-ups at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC), exploring the challenges both now face. Plus, don't miss a fascinating photo highlight from the OpenSFHistory collection!

In this powerful episode, Kirsten sits down with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead—author, advocate, and founder of Digital Respons-Ability—to explore the essential role of digital literacy in today's society. Carrie unpacks the growing concern regarding public libraries, including proposed funding cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and what that means for rural communities, interlibrary loan systems, and equitable technology access.The conversation shifts to young learners as Carrie introduces her newest book, Technology for Littles: Helping Young Children Navigate the Internet Responsibly. She shares practical ways to build digital literacy from an early age through songs, stories, and engaging activities, while stressing the critical role of parents in fostering safe tech habits at home.The episode wraps as Carrie and Kirsten's reiterate their shared commitment to digital responsibility and community advocacy.References:Quit Clicking Kids, Chris McCarty interview https://quitclickingkids.com/Save Federal Funding for Public Libraries: https://action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025Carrie Rogers-Whitehead's new book "Technology for Littles: Helping Young Children Navigate the Internet Responsibly"Contact and Resource Information:Website: https://respons-ability.net/ Other SM?  Instagram @digitalrespons_abilitylinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-respons-ability/posts/Carrie Rogers-Whitehead- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerswhitehead/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalresponsability X: https://x.com/Digital_EmpowerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalrespons_ability/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalResponsAbilityBlog: https://respons-ability.net/blog/ Listeners please share your thoughts and ideas with us on our social media accounts on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @thebulldogedu or on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebulldogedu.bsky.socialYou can also find us via our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thebulldogedu.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can also follow Matt on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CastIron⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewCaston⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠@MattCaston.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠and Kirsten on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or X @teachkiwi, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠as Kirsten Wilson or on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@teachkiwi.bsky.socialPlease subscribe to The Bulldog Educator to continue listening on your favorite podcast platform.

Welcome to No Shhh... It's the TRL Podcast. A library podcast where we talk about more than just books. Chris and Anna Lisa are joined by Washington State Librarian Sara Jones to discuss this episode's topic. Tune in to learn more about federal funding for libraries, including recent threats to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the impact of funding cuts, and how you can help.You can also listen to the episode on YouTube

The federal budget cuts just keep coming, and this time the axe is swinging at our nation's libraries and museums. In March, the Trump administration moved to gut the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Locally, IMLS has given grants and other funding to the Madison Public Library, Madison Children's Museum, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Chazen Museum of Art, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, and MMoCA. To get a sense of how this funding cut will be felt — if it goes through — we caught up with Madison Public Library Director Tana Elias.  Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  You can get more Madison news delivered right to your inbox by subscribing to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.  Learn more about the sponsors of this April 8th episode: Jones Dairy Farm Goodman Community Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Monica address the news about President Trump's executive order affecting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). At the state level, Monica covers four pieces of library-related legislation to keep an eye on. In RAILS news, they talk about the six open seats on the RAILS Board of Directors and our e-content service, eRead Illinois. Relevant Links: ALA's Show Up For Our Libraries Campaign EveryLibrary American Alliance of Museums ILA Bill List RAILS Board Nominations eRead Illinois

On tonight's show, I'll have Tennessee Aquarium Media Coordinator Alison Pryor on the show to share about her role at the aquarium and their participation in Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the Association of Children's Museums (ACM) which welcomes all audiences by offering reduced admission to eligible members of the public. After that, I'll have LouAnn Rushing to share about her granddaughter, Bexley, who is currently being treated in the NICU in Birmingham.

On tonight's show, I'll have Tennessee Aquarium Media Coordinator Alison Pryor on the show to share about her role at the aquarium and their participation in Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the Association of Children's Museums (ACM) which welcomes all audiences by offering reduced admission to eligible members of the public. After that, I'll have LouAnn Rushing to share about her granddaughter, Bexley, who is currently being treated in the NICU in Birmingham.

Episode 66 -- Spokespeople Aaron Trehub, Chelsea Denault, and Clint Bellanger discuss ADPNet's 2023 Alabama Historical Association Digital History Award (Small Project Category) Air date: September 6, 2023 Aaron Trehub (Auburn University), Chelsea Denault (Michigan Digital Preservation Network), and Clint Bellanger (ADPNet Technical Policy Committee) discuss the Alabama Digital Preservation Network, ADPNet, winner of the Alabama Historical Association's 2023 Digital History Award for small projects. ADPNet calls itself "a distributed digital preservation network for locally created digital content" built on LOCKSS ("Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe") software with an iteration (node) at each member institution. ADPNet began in 2006 with an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant to the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL). Links mentioned in the show: The Alabama Digital Preservation Network (ADPNet) https://adpn.org/ Alabama Historical Association Digital History Award https://www.alabamahistory.net/digital-history-award Alabama Historical Association https://www.alabamahistory.net/ Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL) https://www.naal.edu/ Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) https://www.imls.gov/ Rather read? Here's a link to the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/4wpr7nkk *Just a heads up – the provided transcript is likely to be less than 100% accurate. The Alabama History Podcast's producer is Marty Olliff and its associate producer is Laura Murray. Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. See the website https://www.alabamahistory.net/

Anna and Dan learn more about data visualization from library consultant, Linda Hofschire. In this episode we get to know Linda, and talk about strategies and tactics to make reports and strategic plans tell the library's story with attention grabbing graphs and imagery. Pro-tip for libraries: start taking and saving photos at library programs with good lighting, and then use these in your marketing and social posts. Linda Hofschire has more than 20 years of experience conducting social science research and evaluation and providing training in-person and online. She directs the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL), an initiative funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to provide data and evaluation training for library staff. She is also the Instructional Designer for the IMLS-funded project Embedding Evaluation in Libraries, and the Training Coordinator for Infopeople, the training arm of the Califa Group. Linda serves as the chair of PLA's Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment Committee, and was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2017. She has an MA and PhD in Mass Media from Michigan State University, and an MLIS from the University of Illinois. She is passionate about making data accessible and meaningful to users.

Compartimos un nuevo episodio del Podcast del MAC. En esta ocasión Lydia Platón Lázaro, curadora invitada de nuestra próxima exhibición Novenario, presenta entrevistas a las artistas Ivette Román y Dhara Rivera donde profundizan sobre las piezas que le fueron comisionadas para esta muestra y cómo desde su práctica reflexionan sobre los duelos que nos han marcado como País y el imaginario del estado del dolor y la pérdida. Podcast moderado por Lydia Platón, Curadora Invitada. Dirección técnica: Javier Colón Ríos, Unidad Audiovisual La-18. Asistente de producción: Welmo Romero Este podcast es posible gracias al Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), la Comisión Especial Conjunta de Fondos Legislativos para Impacto Comunitario y el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP). #elpodcastdelmac #audiovisualdelmac #museomac #museomacpr #macpr #macenelebarrio

Compartimos en este podcast una amena conversación sobre las masculinidades hegemónicas, su relación con la violencia machista y cómo podemos retar estas posturas, y sus peligrosas consecuencias. El artivista, profesor y gestor cultural Heriberto Ramírez dialoga sobre masculinidades alternas que proponen maneras diversas de ser y estar en una sociedad que cada día entiende más la necesidad de construirse de manera inclusiva. Podcast moderado por Welmo E. Romero Joseph, Coordinador de MAC en el Barrio. Dirección técnica: Javier Colón Ríos, Unidad Audiovisual La 18. Este podcast es posible gracias al Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), la Comisión Especial Conjunta de Fondos Legislativos para Impacto Comunitario y el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP).

This episode of “Presenting the Past” features Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under President John F. Kennedy from 1961 until 1963. Minow would become a key figure in the establishment of public broadcasting in the U.S., and in this conversation, he reflects on his early vision for public service television. Highlighted in this program are clips from the AAPB collection, including Minow's famed “vast wasteland” speech to the National Association of Broadcasters in 1961, his lesser known address to the same organization the following year, as well as a panel discussion with former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on the role of television in society.Joining the discussion is Mr. Minow's daughter, Mary Minow, Presidential Appointee to the National Museum and Library Services Board at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and current member of the AAPB Executive Advisory Council.

Dr. Alex Gee talks with Joy Bailey-Bryant, Lord Cultural Resources President, about the importance of cultural spaces and innovative museums. Baily-Bryant is involved in supporting the development of The Center for Black Excellence and Culture in Madison, WI. They connect over shared Black culture and tell stories of the power of preserving culture, demonstrating the resilient power of culture that has space to speak into itself. You won't want to miss a fun new edition of Black Ice Breakers. As leader of cultural planning at the largest cultural consultancy in the world, Joy works with city officials, institutional leaders, and developers, in global municipalities like Chicago; New York; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Dharan, Saudi Arabia to creatively plan cities and bring people (life!) to public institutions. Joy led the teams for institutional and cultural planning on remarkable projects like the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., reaching more than 1,000 stakeholders across the country to learn their expectations for the new museum; the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center, directing citywide engagement in locations as large as Chicago and small as Decatur, Georgia – speaking with thousands of individuals in meetings and on social media – to assess, project, and plan for their cultural needs; and planning and opening the expansion of the Albany Civil Rights Institute in Albany, Georgia—unearthing thousands of untold stories of the Southwest Georgia Civil Rights Movement. A cultural planning specialist, certified interpretive planner, and outreach facilitator, Joy honed her specialized skill working in collaborative roles at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and notable cultural planning projects. alexgee.com patreon.com/blacklikeme

This episode of the Making Afterschool Cool Podcast is a continuation of the series of interviews exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the out-of-school time field. Today, Mary Wagner of the Houston Public Library will be discussing summer youth services offered through the library. During this episode you will learn more about:• Adjustments implemented since the COVID-19 pandemic began• Action steps if you have books or other items checked out• Return for checked out items and fee assessment for overdue items• Summer services provided through the library• Resources available for all age groups GuestAs Youth Services Advocate for Houston Public Library (HPL), Mary Wagoner, M.L.I.S., has a combined 28 years of Library Management, Project Management and Youth Services experience at Houston Public Library. Mary served as Project Director for two Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grants, the Fountain of Youth grant in 2009 and Pop Up Library grant in 2012. In her former role as Special Project Manager, she served as the Project Lead and Steering Committee Chair of several Lean 6 Sigma studies, including the Library Materials Selection Division which resulted in reorganization of the division, a new Holds print solution and new Holds labels. Mary was the Project Lead for TLA Award Winning Children’s Zone in response to Hurricane Ike.Mary served as President of Texas Library Association’s TALL Texans from 2010 to 2011. She belongs to, and has made professional presentations at ALA, ALSC, PLA and TLA on various topics, including: Disaster Response (Katrina, Ike & Harvey), the Pop-Up Library, YPQI (Weikert’s Youth Program Quality Improvement) and Library Collections. In her current role, Mary and her team strive to meet the challenges of providing cohesive and innovative free youth programming and services for children of all ages and parent education as part of a dynamic organization that serves 2.2 million Houston residents and 4.3 million residents in the greater Houston metropolitan area. Resources Houston Public Library https://houstonlibrary.org Harris County Department of Education https://hcde-texas.org CASE for Kids https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone

National Entrepreneurship Week is February, 16-23, 2019. In this special episode of Library Leadership Podcast we explore ideas on how your library can support the local economy by assisting entrepreneurs. The New Mexico State Library is leading the way in assisting entrepreneurs. They received a grant for $50,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in implementing a creative economy initiative called, “Libraries as Launchpads.” Want to find out how you can develop services and resources that create entrepreneurial success for individuals and your local economy? Tune in as Eli Guinnee, the State Librarian of New Mexico, shares the importance of libraries being involved in supporting start-ups and creative business ideas.

The White House’s FY19 budget proposes eliminating the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). If the budget is passed, a myriad of programs will be cut that America’s libraries utilize to provide essential services to communities through literacy, lifelong learning, and the provision of information resources. What can today’s library leader do about it? Adriane Herrick Juarez shares her perspective, as a seasoned public library director, on practical things we can do right now about this announcement through our latest Library Leadership Podcast’s library conversation.

Note: This show was postponed last Saturday due to a technical glitch in the system beyond our control. When one wants to learn more about one’s ancestors, one turns to sources of information. When it comes to learning more about our Virgin Islands ancestors, an extensive and readily available source is as close as the Internet via our University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Libraries, more specifically, their 2000 Digitalization Award Project. The UVI Libraries, in partnership with the VI Division of Libraries, Archives, & Museums (DLAM), were awarded a National Leadership grant for digitization from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in 2000. The Project sought to enhance access to sources of information on VI's history and culture for scholars, students, historians, and researchers in the territory and abroad. The award was given for the purpose of digitizing USVI's materials in areas of biography, education, history, and culture for access on the Internet. Materials were drawn from the libraries' collections include: Funeral Booklets - developed for memorial services detailing life and family history of the deceased;  Historical Photographs - documenting events in political and social life of Virgin Islanders;  Newspaper Articles - commentaries written by local ecologist Olasee Davis to highlight environmental, historical, and cultural issues;  Project Introspection materials - developed by the VI’s Dept. of Education to document and explain history and customs of Virgin Islanders & used in the K-12 school program;  Research Reports and Occasional Papers - findings on agricultural, home economics practices, & historical events of the region. The documents can be searched through the UVI Libraries online catalog.

When one wants to learn more about one’s ancestors, one turns to sources of information. When it comes to learning more about our Virgin Islands ancestors, an extensive and readily available source is as close as the Internet via our University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Libraries, more specifically, their 2000 Digitalization Award Project. The UVI Libraries, in partnership with the VI Division of Libraries, Archives, & Museums (DLAM), were awarded a National Leadership grant for digitization from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in 2000. The Project sought to enhance access to sources of information on VI's history and culture for scholars, students, historians, and researchers in the territory and abroad. The award was given for the purpose of digitizing USVI's materials in areas of biography, education, history, and culture for access on the Internet. Materials were drawn from the libraries' collections include: •    Funeral Booklets - developed for memorial services detailing life and family history of the deceased; •    Historical Photographs - documenting events in political and social life of Virgin Islanders; •    Newspaper Articles - commentaries written by local ecologist Olasee Davis to highlight environmental, historical, and cultural issues; •    Project Introspection materials - developed by the VI’s Dept. of Education to document and explain history and customs of VIers and used in the K-12 school program; and •    Research Reports and Occasional Papers - findings on agricultural, home economics practices, and historical events of the region. The documents can be searched through the UVI Libraries online catalog.  

For this interview, Dr. J asked Professor Katie Davis of the University of Washington Information School about her two upcoming studies funded by federal grants. The common theme is that learning takes place in lots of places, not just in school classrooms. They have a lot of fun discussing these ideas! One place that is a center of learning for the whole community is the public library. Accessing information is key to learning. Now that information is more often sought online than in books, libraries are reinventing themselves as places of digital learning. Katie's grant will allow her to help librarians incorporate digital media into their work with youth so that young people's learning at school and with peers is supported by learning they experience in libraries. She will be funded by Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. Dr. Davis wrote The App Generation: How Today's Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy and Imagination in a Digital World along with Howard Gardner when she was at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A project examining the issue of identity will be supported by an additional grant for five years by the National Science Foundation. To cultivate an identity that includes STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills and interests, Katie will develop and test a digital badge system in conjunction with Seattle's science-based afterschool program. Similar to physical badges worn on a sash by members of youth groups, digital badges are a way to provide formal recognition for learning that often occurs informally in the company of peers, often working on computer-based activities. Incorporating them into the classroom would appeal to the interests, goals, and everyday technology use of students. A systematic progression of badges will provide validation of learning that can be included in applications to college or jobs. Professor Davis explains the exciting potential of such a system that would also make clear the skills required to earn a particular badge. Dr. Katie Davis is an Assistant Professor at The University of Washington Information School, where she studies the role of digital media technologies in adolescents' academic, social, and moral lives. She also serves as an Advisory Board Member for MTV's digital abuse campaign, A Thin Line. Prior to joining the faculty at the UW iSchool, Katie worked with Howard Gardner and colleagues as a Project Manager at Harvard Project Zero, where she was a member of the GoodPlay Project and Developing Minds and Digital Media Project research teams. In addition to publishing and presenting her research in scholarly venues, Katie regularly shares her work with parents, teachers, business leaders, and policymakers in an effort to build connections between research and practice. Katie is the co-author with Howard Gardner of The App Generation: How Today's Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World, which was published in October 2013 by Yale University Press. The book represents a synthesis of the research that Katie conducted with colleagues on the Developing Minds and Digital Media Project and the GoodPlay Project at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Drawing on interviews with young people, focus groups with the adults who work with them, and comparative analyses of youth's artistic productions from 1990-2011, the book explores how today's “digital youth” are different from the youth who grew up in a pre-digital era. Links The App Generation Digital Youth @ UW iSchool Harvard Project Zero

Classsroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, S.U.P.E.R. Librarians and Livebinders, March 7, 2015. Livebinders is such a powerful tool for teachers and students and we are always excited when we are able to share exemplary practices with the use of Livebinders! This week we have an amazing team of librarians and Tina Schneider, Livebinders co-founder, joining us to share their S.U.P.E.R. Livebinder (Sharing Useful Professional Electronic Resources Supporting Common Core State Standards) with tips on how we can use Livebinders to organize our resources to help teachers address Common Core standards. S.U.P.E.R. is a collection of digital resources organized to reflect the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. This collection not only provides a list of educational digital resources but also functions as a beginning template which teachers can easily duplicate, personalize, and maintain themselves. ILeadU SUPER Team These resources were located, gathered and are curated by five school librarians participating in the 2014 ILeadU initiative: Marcia Brandt, Rachele Esola, Katie Hauser, Mary Jo Matousek, Mindy Perry and Advisor, Donna Schaal. ILEAD U is a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant program, which began in 2010 with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library.

Classsroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, S.U.P.E.R. Librarians and Livebinders, March 7, 2015. Livebinders is such a powerful tool for teachers and students and we are always excited when we are able to share exemplary practices with the use of Livebinders! This week we have an amazing team of librarians and Tina Schneider, Livebinders co-founder, joining us to share their S.U.P.E.R. Livebinder (Sharing Useful Professional Electronic Resources Supporting Common Core State Standards) with tips on how we can use Livebinders to organize our resources to help teachers address Common Core standards. S.U.P.E.R. is a collection of digital resources organized to reflect the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. This collection not only provides a list of educational digital resources but also functions as a beginning template which teachers can easily duplicate, personalize, and maintain themselves. ILeadU SUPER Team These resources were located, gathered and are curated by five school librarians participating in the 2014 ILeadU initiative: Marcia Brandt, Rachele Esola, Katie Hauser, Mary Jo Matousek, Mindy Perry and Advisor, Donna Schaal. ILEAD U is a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant program, which began in 2010 with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library.

The January 12, 2010, earthquake decimated Haiti's cultural institutions that housed the country's artwork, artifacts, and archives. Learn how the Smithsonian- in partnership with the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), American Institute for Conservation (AIC), and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - is helping the Haitian government assess, recover, and restore Haiti's cultural heritage. Moderated by Richard Kurin, Smithsonian's under secretary for history, art, and culture, today's program features the following presenters: Hugh Shockey, conservator, Smithsonian American Art Museum; Corine Wegener, president of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield; Stephanie Hornbeck, principal of Caryatid Conservation Services, Inc.; Dr. Diana N'Diaye, cultural heritage specialist /curator, Smithsonian Institution; and Mike Bellamy, director, Smithsonian's Office of Engineering, Design, and Construction. Sponsored by the Lunder Conservation Center of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery.