Top 10 US Libraries

The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced winners of its top honor for libraries and museums today, the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Winners include public libraries, an aquarium, and a botanic garden.This year’s winners are:

1. • Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, N.Y.
2. • Chicago Public Library, Chicago, Ill.
3. • Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, Las Vegas, Nev.
4. • Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Mo.
5. • Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, Conn.
6. • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, N.C.
7. • Octavia Fellin Public Library, Gallup, N.M.
8. • Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, Okla.
9. • The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
10. • Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, Mass.