National Award for Museum and Library Service

The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is an award given annually by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to American libraries and museums with outstanding service to their communities. The IMLS refers to the medal as "the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to the community." The award is typically presented by the First Lady of the United States.

From 1994 to 1999, the award was known as the National Award for Museum Service and given to museums only. From 2000 to 2006, it was awarded to three museums and three libraries annually, and was known as the "National Award for Museum and Library Service". From 2007 to the present, it has borne its present name, and been awarded to five museums and five libraries.

The lists of awardees for 1994-2009 are drawn from the 2009 medals booklet, published by the IMLS.

In 2000, the first year that the award was given to libraries, the following seven institutions received it:

In 2010, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums:

In 2011, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums:

In 2012, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums:

In 2013, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums, and presented by First Lady Michelle Obama:

In 2014, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums:

In 2015, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums:

In 2016, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums:

In 2017, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums:

2017 National Medal Finalists Libraries

Haines Borough Public Library (link is external) (Haines, Alaska)

Long Beach Public Library (link is external) (Long Beach, California)

Sacramento Public Library (link is external) (Sacramento, California)

Cedar Rapids Public Library (link is external) (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Illinois Fire Service Institute Library (link is external) (Champaign, Illinois)

Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (link is external) (Evansville, Indiana)

Terrebonne Parish Library System (link is external) (Houma, Louisiana)

Waterville Public Library (link is external) (Waterville, Maine)

University of Minnesota Libraries (link is external) (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Rochester Public Library (link is external) (Rochester, Minnesota)

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (link is external) (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Tulsa City-County Library (link is external) (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

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