The U.S. Senate confirmed five presidential nominees to serve as members of the National Museum and Library Services Board last night. The board advises the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency that is the primary source of federal funds for the nation's museums and libraries. “The Institute enthusiastically welcomes these distinguished individuals to the National Museum and Library Services Board,” said the Institute’s Director Anne-Imelda M. Radice.
New members (bios are available on the news release)
+ Katherine M. B. Berger, Trustee, Berger Collection Educational Trust, Berryville, VA
+ Karen Brosius, Executive Director, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
+ Ioannis N. Miaoulis, President and Director, Museum of Science, Boston, MA
+ Christina Orr-Cahall, Director, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
+ Kevin Starr, Professor, University of Southern California, California State Librarian Emeritus; San Francisco, CA
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