Over 300 advocates are on Capitol Hill today for #MuseumsAdvocacy2024!
As they engage in over 300 Congressional office visits, they are making the case for sustained support of museums, which are critical infrastructure in our communities.
Learn more: https://t.co/KbdhdeHYCx.
#MuseumsAdvocacy2024 is here! Today, advocates are diving into valuable advocacy trainings & policy briefings from five federal agencies. They're preparing for Capitol Hill visits tomorrow with legislators and their offices, where they will build critical advocacy relationships.
If there's a greater honour than being on an ALA "Read" poster I don't know what it is. I read The Wind in the Willows (a lovely edition with Arthur Rackham illustrations). Schools, libraries etc link below.
By @dakimbo@ALALibrary@ILoveLibraries
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Today we're kicking off Madison Mondays! Leading up to InterActivity 2024: Flourish! in May, we're showing off a few of the reasons why Madison, Wisconsin, is the perfect location! What better attraction to start with than our #IA24 partner, @PlayAtMCM? https://t.co/Hhbl5TcQcp
🚨Calling all #SanFrancisco creatives! 🚨We’re thrilled to announce the FIRST EVER @SFElections “I Voted!” Sticker Design Contest! 🎨✨Whether you’re an artist, doodler, graphic designer, painter, or bursting with design ideas ...
When kids are deprived of play, their mental health suffers.
Over the past 50 years, the time kids spend playing outside and inside has plummeted. They're missing opportunities to bond, build self-control, be creative, and feel joy.
Free play is a key to happiness and growth.
The Fourth of July holiday celebrates the ideals of a new nation outlined in the Declaration of Independence—"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
In an 1852 speech titled, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" abolitionist Frederick Douglass praised these ideals but emphasized they did not extend to all: "This Fourth of July is yours, not mine, You may rejoice, I must mourn."
This portrait is from the collection of our @smithsoniannpg.
Dolly Parton has never been in a cage fight, but she *has* gifted over 200 million books to children through her Imagination Library. In a world full of Zuckerbergs and Musks, be a Dolly.
We want to extend yet another thank you to everyone who joined us last week at InterActivity 2023! We hope to see you all next year, May 15-17, in Madison, Wisconsin for InterActivity 2024: Flourish! Hosted in partnership with Madison Children's Museum. #IA24
“Relationships will never go out of style” insight from philanthropy consultant Sherman Whites at #IA23, w/ @ArthurGAffleck3, Jessie Haynes and Geoffrey Banks