208 RI libraries and schools receive awards
As of January 16, 208 Rhode Island schools and libraries are recipients of Picturing America kits. Congratulations to all who received the kits! RI recipients
1,288 public libraries have just been selected to receive Picturing America, a free kit of teaching resources. Picturing America, presented by NEH in partnership with IMLS and others,provides high-quality reproductions of great American art to public libraries and K-12 schools to enhance the study of history, social studies, language arts, literature, and civics.
“Public libraries are ideal homes for Picturing America. Through this nationwide library network, all people will have access to American art that can teach us so much,” said Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director IMLS, noting that since the program began in 2008, more than 3,500 public libraries have received Picturing America. More