Posts Tagged ‘libraries’

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library awarded National Medal of Honor

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) at Saint John’s University has been awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor for libraries and museums and is sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. HMML is one of five libraries and [...]

Originally posted: October 25, 2011

Study: Public Libraries Can Do More to Welcome, Serve Homeless People

ALMA, Mich. — Public libraries can do more to serve their homeless patrons, says Alma College Librarian Angie Kelleher, a former social worker who researched the topic. “There’s a lot of library literature about this topic, but most of it is from a librarian’s perspective,” says Kelleher. “I wanted to know the perspective of homeless [...]

Originally posted: June 27, 2011