Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Inc

INCREASING CARE FOR THE KURT VONNEGUT MUSEUM AND LIBRARY?S COLLECTION [THE KURT VONNEGUT MUSEUM AND LIBRARY (KVML) REQUESTS SUPPORT TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL CRUCIAL COLLECTIONS CARE AND SECURITY SYSTEMS AND UPDATES FOR THEIR FACILITY. KVML CHAMPIONS THE WRITER KURT VONNEGUT THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A MUSEUM AND THROUGH HUMANITIES PROGRAMS. KVML HAS A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIA RELATED TO VONNEGUT, INCLUDING HIS TYPEWRITER, HIS PURPLE HEART, LETTERS, AND FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS. UNFORTUNATELY, KVML?S COLLECTION IS NOT STORED IN IDEAL PRESERVATION CONDITIONS. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, KVML WILL MAKE CRUCIAL UPDATES TO THE 10,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IT OWNS, SPECIFICALLY: INSTALLING UV FILM; PURCHASING AND INSTALLING A SECURITY SYSTEM; REPLACING TWO HVAC UNITS; REPLACING EIFS; TRANSITIONING TO LED LIGHTING; REPLACING THE ROOF; AND INSTALLING HUMIDITY-CONTROLLED EXHIBIT CASES AND STORAGE CASES. THESE CHANGES WILL ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT KVML AND LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND LITERARY MERIT OF KURT VONNEGUT?S WORK.]

VONNEGUT FOR THESE TIMES: SHARING KURT VONNEGUT?S WIT AND WISDOM THROUGH A VIRTUAL MUSEUM AND PROGRAMS

THE KURT VONNEGUT MUSEUM AND LIBRARY (KVML) WILL UNDERTAKE A PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE CARE OF AND INCREASE ACCESS TO THEIR COLLECTIONS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE INTEGRATING A COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PARTNERING WITH IUPUI (INDIANA UNIVERSITY - PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS) UNIVERSITY LIBRARY CENTER FOR DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP TO DIGITIZE THE COLLECTION, CREATING FIVE VIRTUAL 3D MUSEUM EXPERIENCES, AND FUNDING AN IUPUI PAID COLLECTIONS INTERNSHIP. PROJECT RESULTS INCLUDE A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATABASE THAT ENABLES THE KVML'S COLLECTION TO BE ACCESSED BY THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON, SUCH AS STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, SCHOLARS, AND LEARNERS OF ALL AGES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION EXPLORING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH VISUAL ARTS IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICAS 250TH ANNIVERSARY.

"THE KURT VONNEGUT MUSEUM AND LIBRARY WILL EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN ITS TEACHING VONNEGUT TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP. ESTABLISHED IN 2011 AT THE REQUEST OF LOCAL TEACHERS, THE FREE WORKSHOP EDUCATES PARTICIPANTS ABOUT HOW TO TEACH VONNEGUT'S WORKS EFFECTIVELY, AND HAS SERVED 75 TEACHERS, REACHING MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS IN 16 STATES. IMLS FUNDING WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO IMPROVE ITS ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCES, RECRUIT TEACHERS FROM MORE LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS, AND DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN ITS ANNUAL WORKSHOP. THROUGH THESE ONLINE RESOURCES, THE MUSEUM WILL REACH MORE THAN 5,000 ADDITIONAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS BY 2020."

UNSTUCK IN TIME: SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE THEN AND NOW

PRESERVATION OF KURT VONNEGUT MEMORIAL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS

CONTINUED PRESERVATION OF KURT VONNEGUT MEMORIAL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS