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Hardin Engelhardt posted a reply on Re: Promoting Literacy in Exhibit Spaces
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Said: Here is an inventory of literacy opportunities in exhibits and in staff interactions that Marbles Kids Museum developed in 2014 that you can use to assess what might be a fit for your museum.
Danielle Larsen posted a reply on Re: Promoting Literacy in Exhibit Spaces
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Said: It was a volunteer from a very long time ago, no company was used. It was handmade with a structure of like 2X4s and chicken wire, and then spray foam, paint and epoxy. I am not sure about the audio wiring, but it is the same books-we c...
Laura Geake posted a reply on Re: Promoting Literacy in Exhibit Spaces
Monday, Jul 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Said: A low cost, high impact way to prompt literacy, especially in early learning(pre reading) spaces, is to provide question prompts for caregivers. Language and literacy go hand and hand!
Crystal Daniels posted a reply on Re: Promoting Literacy in Exhibit Spaces
Monday, Jul 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Said: Wow! May I ask who designed the tree that reads? We would love to look into a feature similar to this.
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Gift Acceptance Policy
Monday, Jul 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Said: I don't have the full text handy, but our policy requires any gift of stock to be immediately sold and the value of the gift is recorded both as the number of shares and the value we get for them.
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