Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has created Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action: a multi-year, multi-faceted national initiative to raise public awareness and inspire action. The initiative is grounded in the results of the Heritage Preservation publication: A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's Collections. You can read more about the study here www.heritagepreservation.org/HHI.

The four main sections of the initiative are the National Summit, User's Guide Bookshelf, Grants, and the National Tour. More information is available through the links to the left.

The National Tour, conducted in partnership with Heritage Preservation, takes the Call to Action on the road. Each meeting reached a broad audience and inspired participants to share lessons learned and make collections care a top priority.