Next Meeting

The next planning/still getting everyone on board meeting for the IMLS grant will be June 17th at 1:00, Hynds Lodge at Curt Gowdy State Park. The meeting facility is free but please bring your own snacks. We will be meeting immediately after the first joint meeting of the Cheyenne and Laramie museums.

We'll review where we are in the grant planning process and identify counties/communities that still need representatives (Cheyenne is one of them).

If you've offered to be a contact in your county, please bring or send me an idea of what meeting facilities are in your area, rental costs, cost of advertising/invites, GAS, travel, etc. Essentially, I want to know how much you think it will cost to get all the museums, archives, libraries, etc. in your community to one central location for planning, education on the HHI results and training to take the survey once we get the grant. I'll need these figures for the budget.

I'll also need an idea of your hourly salary, whether or not you will be donating your time in-kind or wish to be reimbursed. Also, for ease of the survey, I'll need a list of all the institutions in your county that have collections. I'll need their name, address, phone, primary contact (ideally the individual who cares for the collections) and a secondary contact, i.e. the director.

This list should include all the museums, libraries, archives, etc. Even if the institution is only open part time or volunteer run.

Thanks for your interest, help, support, and positive mental attitude! I can't wait to improve the state of Wyoming's collections and set the bar higher for the next generation of museum professionals!