White House Colloquium on Libraries, Museums, and Lifelong
Learning 
Laura Bush is working to encourage Americans to take advantage of
the remarkable resources for lifelong learning available in our nation's
libraries and museums. On October 29, 2002, the White House held the
Colloquium on Libraries, Museums, and Lifelong Learning in conjunction
with the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Awards for
Museum and Library Service, which honor outstanding museums and libraries
that demonstrate an ongoing institutional commitment to public service.
Libraries and museums allow children and adults to ask questions about the
world and to look for answers. Once a child learns to use a library or
finds inspiration in works of art and pieces of history, the doors to
learning are always open. As adults, we must remember these
doors and find our way back through them.
Laura Bush recognizes the key role that continued learning and discovery
play in the lives of both young people and adults. Through events such as
this Colloquium on Libraries, Museums, and Lifelong Learning, the
National Book Festival, her visits to our nation's cultural
institutions, and
literary dialogues at the White House, Mrs. Bush emphasizes the important
role libraries and museums play in lifelong learning in our communities.
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Colloquium Program
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Featured Speakers:
Jeffrey H.
Patchen,
D.M.E, President and CEO, The Children's Museum of
Indianapolis,
"Museums, Libraries, Schools, and Student Achievement" (PDF)
Peter C.
Marzio,
Ph.D., Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
"Supporting Early and Lifelong Free-Choice Learning" (PDF)
David Carr,
Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Library and Information
Science, University of North Carolina,
"Each Life: Cultural Institutions and Civic Engagement" (PDF)