NORMAN B LEVENTHAL MAP AND EDUCATION CENTER INC
700 BOYSLTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116 www.leventhalmap.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE NORMAN B. LEVENTHAL MAP AND EDUCATION CENTER AT THE BOSTON PUBLICLIBRARY SHALL INSPIRE CURIOSITY AND LEARNING, AND FOSTER GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PLACES, THROUGH FREE AND ACCESSIBLE COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES, CRITICAL INTERPRETATION AND RESEARCH, AND K-12 AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

EXHIBITIONSTHE CENTER HAS PRESENTED 23 EXHIBITIONS SINCE 2004. EXHIBITIONS HAVE TRAVELED TO NEW YORK, WASHINGTON DC, AND WILLIAMSBURG AS WELL AS TO OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF BOSTON. SHOWCASING ITEMS FROM THE COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED SUCH IMPORTANT SUBJECTS AS THE REVOLUTIONARY AND CIVIL WAR PERIODS, 19TH AND 20TH-CENTURY IMMIGRATION, VOTING PATTERNS AND RIGHTS,WOMEN'S ROLES IN CARTOGRAPHY, MAPPING OF CLIMATE PATTERNS, URBAN GREEN SPACES AND U.S. WESTWARD EXPANSION IN THE 19TH CENTURY. AUDIENCES UPWARDS OF 60,000 ATTEND EACH GALLERY EXHIBITION, INCLUDING AREA RESIDENTS, LIBRARY PATRONS, TOURISTS, RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS HAVE ATTRACTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE VIEWERS.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACHTHE CENTER IS RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT USE CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS AND METHODS. OUR K-12 PROGRAMS ARE BASED IN BEST PRACTICES FOR PRIMARY SOURCES AND INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING, AND FULFILL LOCAL AND NATIONAL STANDARDS. THESE PROGRAMS HARNESS THE POWER OF MAPS AND MAPPING TO MAKE A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS COME ALIVE IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM AND ONSITE. THE CENTER OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS VIA INSTITUTES, WORKSHOPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS. WE DEVELOP MAP SETS AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS, OFTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH TEACHER ADVISORS AND FELLOWS. OUR ONLINE RESOURCES INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF MAP SETS, LESSON PLANS AND TOOLS TO HELP TEACHERS USE MAPS EFFECTIVELY IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. HALF OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE IS TO THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO THESE AND TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN NEED, EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE.

WEBSITE/DIGITAL COLLECTIONTHE LEVENTHAL CENTER HAS EXTENSIVE DIGITAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL USE, INCREASING ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. OUR DIGITAL COLLECTION INCLUDES 12,000 DIGITIZED MAPS INCLUDING OUR AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 2,000 DIGITIZED MAPS FROM PARTNER INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE BRITISH LIBRARY AND LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. MANY DIGITIZED MAPS HAVE BEEN GEOREFERENCED, ENABLING OVERLAYS ON MODERN MAPS, AND SOME ARE ALSO MOSAICED AND TILED TO ENHANCE DIGITAL ACCESS. THIS INCLUDES MAPS FROM OUR URBAN ATLAS COLLECTION, WHICH CAN BE EXPLORED AS OVERLAYS OF DIFFERENT MAPS OVER TIME USING OUR MOBILE APP / WEB TOOL ATLASCOPETM. IN ADDITION, ALL PAST AND CURRENT EXHIBITIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORM ON OUR WEBSITE. DIGITIZED MATERIAL FROM OUR COLLECTIONS HAS BEEN USED IN NUMEROUS WEB AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL HUMANITIES PROJECTS.

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