Five high schoolers will serve for a year as National Student Poets, working with museums, libraries, and communities.
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June 7, 2019
The 2017 Public Libraries Survey measured key indicators of public library use, financial health, staffing, and resources.
June 6, 2019
IMLS announces the first projects funded through the Inspire! Grants for Small Museums initiative, following a significant response from the museum sector.
June 6, 2019
18 grants totaling $1,472,000 were awarded to support museum services of federally recognized tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.
June 6, 2019
IMLS awards $2,231,000 in Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, generating $2.5 million in matching funds.
June 5, 2019
The Public Libraries Survey provides an annual snapshot of public library use, financial health, staffing, and resources.
May 7, 2019
IMLS Announces 10 Recipients of Nation’s Top Award for Museums and Libraries Two Native American Tribes, Research Library, Civil Rights Museum Among Winners WASHINGTON, DC —The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the 10 recipients of the 2019 National Medal for Museum and...
May 7, 2019
Cynthia Landrum to bring diverse experience, forward-focused leadership to the federal agency.
March 28, 2019
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is pleased to announce funding for the Museum Assessment Program.
March 18, 2019
IMLS director issues a statement on the President's FY 2020 budget request to Congress.
March 11, 2019
IMLS announces the 2019 finalists of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
February 28, 2019
The deadline to apply is May 1, 2019. Competitive grants are available to federally recognized Native American tribes and Native Alaskan villages.
February 28, 2019
The deadline to apply is May 1, 2019. Grants are available to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians.
February 25, 2019
Museums, libraries, and archives show 10 years of progress in caring for our nation’s collections, which contain more than 13 billion items.
February 8, 2019
IMLS and leading U.S. agencies celebrate new access to books and other published works for blind, visually impaired, and print-disabled people through the Marrakesh Treaty.