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to lead the effort to create and sustain a "nation of learners."
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The Big Read: Creating a Nation of Readers
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for
the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library
Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest.
This month’s
project profile
highlights the winners of the 2006 National Awards for Museum
and Library service, our nation’s highest honor for
the exemplary public service offered by these institutions.
This year’s awardees are as diverse as the museum and
library fields themselves, and have become essential to the
communities they serve:
• Artrain USA, Ann Arbor, MI • Frankfort Community Public
Library, IN • Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL • Lincoln Children’s Zoo, NE • Public Library of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County, NC • San Antonio Public Library, TX
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