IMLS and the BUILD Initiative are hosting a webinar next August 4, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT on how museums can align their early learning activities with state learning and development systems. The webinar is part of an IMLS-BUILD collaboration to create deliberate connections between the efforts of museums and libraries and those of early childhood systems builders to support the growth and development of children from birth to age eight with an emphasis on children from birth to age five. The August 4 webinar will feature Sherri Killins, BUILD’s Director of State System Alignment and Integration, and Char Goodreau, QRIS Administrator for the Washington State Department of Early Learning, who will share information about the potential benefits of partnerships between early childhood leaders and museums and libraries.

The registration link is: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=8sxnhx4qmukh

Title:      BUILDing Partnerships for Supportive Communities: Expanding the Reach of Early Learning and Development Systems through Libraries and Museums

Date:     Mon, Aug 4, 2014

Time:     2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT  (1 hour 30 minutes)

Registration link: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=8sxnhx4qmukh

Archive link:  http://www.buildinitiative.org/OurWork/StateandLocal/BUILDIMLSPartnership.aspx

Contact Giuliana Bullard, IMLS Public Affairs Specialist, at gbullard@imls.gov, for more information.