Five Museums and Five Libraries to Receive Nation's Highest Honor

The Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) has selected five museums and five libraries to receive the 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.

The National Medal is the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries that make extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions.

Winners of the 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service are:

1. Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, Fishers, IN
2. Explora, Albuquerque, NM
3. Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA
4. Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
5. Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN
6. The New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
7. Patchogue-Medford Library, Patchogue, NY
8. Peter White Public Library, Marquette, MI
9. Rangeview Library District and Anythink Libraries, Adams County, CO
10. West Bloomfield Township Public Library, West Bloomfield Township, MI

In addition to the National Medal, which will be awarded in an upcoming Washington, D.C. ceremony, each institution receives a $10,000 award and visit from StoryCorps. The winners of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service are selected each year by the Director of IMLS, following an open nomination process and based on the recommendations of the National Museum and Library Services Board.