Applicants seeking federal museum grants directed to adhere to Trump vision.
Funding guidelines issued by the Institute of Museum and Library Services were also scrubbed of any mention of diversity.
archive.ph/UZsd0 #globalmuseum #museums #IMLS #Trump

Institute of Museum and Library Services Provides $1.7 Million of Funding to HBCUs Recipients will preserve US history and develop the future workforce WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has continued its commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities through its FY 2025 slate of discretionary grant recipients. Eight HBCUs and one HBCU alliance received a total of $1,725,261, furthering President Trump’s commitment to advancing HBCU excellence, as outlined in this White House Executive Order. Keith Sonderling, Deputy Secretary of Labor said: “President Trump’s commitment to support our nation’s HBCUs has been lived out through these grants. IMLS awards to HBCUs in FY 2025 are […]

Institute of Museum and Library Services Provides $1.7 Million of Funding to HBCUs #HBCU #EducationFunding #USHistory #IMLS #BlackColleges

IMLS Continues Support for HBCUs with $1.7 Million Grant Funding The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded $1.7 million to nine HBCUs to enhance their capabilities and preserve cultural histories.

IMLS Continues Support for HBCUs with $1.7 Million Grant Funding #United_States #Washington #funding #HBCUs #IMLS

Institute of Museum and Library Services Awards $4.1 Million to Support the Trump AI Action Plan /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced it awarded grants to eight projects in Fiscal Year 2025 that are dedicated to building...

Institute of Museum and Library Services Awards $4.1 Million to Support the Trump AI Action Plan - #AI, #IMLS

Institute of Museum and Library Services Allocates $4.1 Million for AI Education Initiatives The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces $4.1 million in grants for projects to enhance AI literacy in museums and libraries across the nation.

Institute of Museum and Library Services Allocates $4.1 Million for AI Education Initiatives #USA #Washington #Artificial_Intelligence #AI_Education #IMLS

The Power of Kansas Libraries Providing reading and information resources so every Kansan can aim for the stars. Kansas libraries by the numbers* *2024 Kansas Public Library Survey 369: Kansas Public Libraries & Branches 9,691,513: Visitors in 2024 15,941,648: Physical Materials Circulated 5,925,883: Digital Resources Circulated audiobooks, music, movies and more 2,110,319: Database Full-Text Used 736,272: Interlibrary Loan Resources Shared 1,154,970: Computer Sessions 3,679: Public Computers Available 3,195,104: Wi-Fi Sessions 67,966,: Total Library Programs 38,140: Programs for Children 29,826: Programs for Adults 1,356,899: Total Library Program Attendance 805,918: Children in Attendance 550,981: Adults in Attendance Kansas libraries offer more public-access internet computers per capita than any other state. 2023, Public Library Survey Benchmarking Tables (IMLS) Grinnell, Kansas, 2025: Volunteers from Moore Family Library, Northwest Kansas Library System and Northcentral Kansas Library System worked together to sort library books and resources donated to Grinnell’s Grade School Library after an EF3 tornado destroyed it May 18. “The ability for libraries to share materials via Interlibrary Loan is a cornerstone of access to our small town. Thanks to these programs, I’m able to open an entire world of information, exploration and entertainment to my students and faculty ... they are not limited to what’s in our building, district, town, county and even state!”- Melissa Hipp, Librarian Hoisington USD 431 State Library of Kansas, 300 SW 10 Ave., Rm. 312-N, Topeka, KS 66612 library.ks.gov · library@ks.gov · 800.432.3919How IMLS Funding Supports Kasans These essential Kansas library services were made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Links to Kansas’ fi veyear project plan and state program report can be found on the State Library of Kansas website at library.ks.gov/librarians/ lsta. IMLS allocated $2.1 million in 2025 to support Kansa…

"Kansas libraries offer more public-access internet computers per capita than any other state." 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀⭐️, library.ks.gov/ld.php?conte.... #IMLS #Kansas #Libraries #AdAstraPerAspera

Someone with such a huge platform as @theatlantic.com could have used said platform to make the case for federal funding for the arts and humanities and how it was a common good for ALL people and delve into what's happened to #NEH, #NEA, and #IMLS, but...nah.

#IMLS has become a weird history-as-propaganda department.

BTW, the mission of public libraries is NOT to tell a specific story but to provide access to all stories, along with dictionaries, encyclopedias, reference materials, local cultural artifacts, voter information, and free internet.

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SUNY University at Albany, Urban Libraries Council Project Examines Libraries’ Role in AI A three-year research project, funded through a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, has been making progress on examining how libraries can help their communities better understa...

Check it out! @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @urbanlibcouncil.bsky.social's Institute for Museum & Library Services #IMLS funded research featured in article by the #LibraryJournal's Matthew Enis. @milagasco.bsky.social discusses the role of #PublicLibraries in #AI www.libraryjournal.com/story/suny-u...

National Leadership Grants for Libraries

#IMLS "We invite you to watch a pre-application webinar to learn more about the grant program: National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L)" www.imls.gov/find-funding...

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program and National Leadership Grants for Libraries Applicant Webinar

#IMLS "We invite you to watch a pre-application webinar to learn more about the grant program: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program and National Leadership Grants for Libraries Applicant Webinar" www.imls.gov/webinars/lau...

Institute of Museum and Library Services Expands Award Amounts to Museums and Libraries Combatting Anti-Semitism Keith Sonderling (center) reviews exhibit at Holocaust Documentation and Education Cen

Institute of Museum and Library Services Expands Award Amounts to Museums and Libraries Combatting Anti-Semitism - #IMLS #Anti-Semitism #Holocaust

Institute of Museum and Library Services Increases Grant Support for Holocaust Education and Anti-Semitism Initiatives The Institute of Museum and Library Services has increased funding for four projects dedicated to combating anti-Semitism and enhancing Holocaust education across museums and libraries.

Institute of Museum and Library Services Increases Grant Support for Holocaust Education and Anti-Semitism Initiatives #United_States #Washington #IMLS #Holocaust_Education #Anti-Semitism

This week, the House of Representatives released a budget proposal that actually increases funding for libraries through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and preserves funding for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program for school libraries.  That’s right: while the current Administration has sought to dismantle IMLS, Congress is funding it. Because of your emails, calls, and visits to Congress, libraries are on the precipice of a massive win.  ALA continues to monitor the ongoing Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations process. Barring any last-minute delays – and we know delays are always possible - these funding levels are poised to become law soon. Even if the vote is delayed, these funding provisions for libraries are a major accomplishment, and we wanted our advocates to be among the first to know. If we win, we’ll take a moment to celebrate this massive victory - then we’ll thank Congressmembers for their support and start working to defend this funding in the next year’s budget (only in a matter of weeks now!). 

The Institute for Museum and Library Services is being funded for FY2026. The final vote on the budget has yet to happen--but the money is appropriated. This is a win! #imls

Per the American Library Association:

"The appeal...underlines how much the administration is intent on shuttering the agency–especially since it appears that the full sunsetting of the IMLS won’t happen in the FY2026 budget...[I]n prior markups, the agency retained a budget close to that of Fiscal Year 2025." #IMLS

#IMLS Opens FY26 Grant Funding Cycle, Encourages Library and Museum Applications
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#libraries #funding

It is beyond shameful and senseless that the National Endowment for the Humanities is third on this list. And for what? No reduction in budget, just mass grant terminations and staff layoffs.

(And yes, we see the Institute of Museum and Library Services there at #5. Also shameful). #IMLS #NEH

Screenshot of Summary and Setup of Library Carpentry lesson: Science Explorer (SciX): Open Science Discovery Engine with 4 modules: Intro to SciX and FAIR principles, Basic Searches in SciX, Literature Exploration in SciX, SciX and ORCiD

#AAS247
mentoring students on their 1st research project?
help them start strong on literature search w/ #LibraryCarpentry lesson on #ADSabs/#SciX

#SciX: #OpenScience Discovery Engine
iPoster 407.02 terminal 27
Thu Jan 8 2026, 9 AM MST

#library #NASAscience #FAIR #IMLS #ORCiD #ExploreAstronomy 🍎☀️

The "library destruction phase" actually started very early this year, with the gutting of the Institute of Museum and Library Services & the National Endowment for the Humanities.

MANY articles linked on our page document the decimation of grants and staff at libraries across the U.S. #NEH #IMLS

Screenshot of part of the text of the linked article: "For example, the American Alliance of Museums tried to survey the damage to the approximately 35,000 museums in the country. As reported by The New York Times, the organization estimates that about 10,000 of them had federal grants and contracts canceled in 2025, and not just by such expected funders as the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding was also pulled by such agencies as the National Park Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science Foundation. That is nearly one-third of all museums in the country." From: https://www.orartswatch.org/arts-politics-2025-trump-assaults-top-the-years-cultural-news/

One-third of all museums across the United States.

The loss is staggering to those we at #NEH, #NEA, and #IMLS served:

"Grants and other spending across many federal agencies were curtailed, including those providing health care research and foreign aid. It was hard for anyone to understand which cuts were ordered because of ideological reasons and which were supposedly to reduce misspending." #NEA #NEH #IMLS

"The White House, however, still caused plenty of chaos with an array of actions and executive orders that resulted in funding cuts and the downsizing at a number of organizations that provide support for the broader book community." #NEH #NEA #IMLS #publishing

As #2025 wraps up, a friendly reminder of the excellent research findings our @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @urbanlibcouncil.bsky.social team produced on #publiclibraries & #AI. Huge thanks to our partner libraries &
#IMLS for their support. More coming in 2026! ctgimlsai.ctg.albany.edu/casestudies....

"Authoritarians always target art first. They do so, because art and history are enemies of the myths a regime needs to survive."

#NEH #NEA #IMLS #KennedyCenter #arts #humanities

December 2025 — Association of Research Libraries Subscribe to the Public Policy Briefing ARL Public Policy Briefing (December 2025) This issue includes: Artificial Intelligence CARL Participates in Consultation for Canada’s AI Strategy Copyright and...

Read our December #PublicPolicyBriefing, by @katherinejk.bsky.social and @kdmccolgan.bsky.social! www.arl.org/our-prioriti...
#AI #copyright #IMLS @carl-abrc.bsky.social @recreatecoalition.bsky.social @archive.org @wipo.int

Today I'm at @cni-org.bsky.social, presenting shortly on "Partnering to Advance Access & Equity: Three Case Studies from Brown University Digital Publications" w/ colleagues from @uofmpress.bsky.social @kystateu.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social U Guam Press @mellon.org #IMLS @aupresses.bsky.social

Federal Court Delivers Judgment to Prevent Dismantling of IMLS Attorneys general for 21 states sued to prevent the federal government from gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services and other agencies, and on November 21, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. uph...

A federal court issued a permanent injunction blocking the dismantling of IMLS.

Read more: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...

#LibrariesMatter #IMLS #PublishingNews #LibraryFunding #BookIndustry #CulturalHeritage #MuseumLife #EveryLibrary #AdvocacyInAction #SaveOurLibraries #ReadersFirst

Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...

Library wins. #IMLS

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Library Agency Reinstates Grants Canceled by Trump Administration

UPDATE: NY Times Coverage: Library Agency Reinstates Grants Canceled by Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a... #IMLS #libraries

Libraries and museums get federal funding back after Trump cuts.
A judge ruled that the Trump administration's actions were unlawful. Now, libraries and museums across the country will have access to money after a months-long limbo.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n... #globalmuseum #IMLS #museums #Trump