The Kid Should See This  • March 25, 2025

🦎 WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK:

Why do tree-dwelling chameleons give birth to sticky babies? ➜

Museums and public libraries are dynamic spaces dedicated to education and the support of their local communities, and TKSST is lucky to amplify dozens of stories about their work. Here are just a few of my favorites:

📙 The circulation life of a library book

📖 The Temple of Knowledge and what it’s like to grow up in a library

🐎 Kentucky’s Horse-Riding Librarians

💧 Wet Book Rescue: How to repair a wet, damaged book

🖼️ The meticulous work that goes into running the Museum of Modern Art

🚗 Behind the Scenes of a Kinetic Sculpture: Metropolis II by Chris Burden

🧬 Why are museum collections so important? Sir David Attenborough explains

🏙️ The Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side of Manhattan

🏛️ While these videos highlight a few higher-profile museums, hundreds of smaller museums rely on federal grants. ICYMI, the proposed elimination of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) threatens jobs and educational art and science programs. The American Alliance of Museums explains and shares an advanced search link to learn about federal grants awarded to your local museums.

📚 The American Library Association also shares an easy-to-follow script to call your reps and help save IMLS funding for museums and public libraries. Thanks again for joining me in support of these vital institutions. - Rion

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