FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov ALA Press Contact 202-628-8410 Jazzy Wright, jwright@alawash.org Washington, DC -- With the enrollment for the Affordable Care Act beginning on October 1, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and ALA announce new resources available to libraries.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Heritage Preservation Contact 202.233.0800 Teresa Martinez

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced 21 awards totaling $496,978 matched with $408,150 of non-federal funds for Sparks! Ignition Grants. IMLS received 99 applications requesting just over $2.3 million.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov Sesame Workshop Contact 212-875-6497 Jodi Lefkowitz, jodi.lefkowitz@sesame.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-327-4201 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov IMLS and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to Partner with Libraries IMLS announces $286,104 award to OCLC’s WebJunction to meet public demand for information about Health Insurance Marketplace  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-327-4201 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov IMLS @ ALA Visit IMLS at Booth #539 at the ALA Conference in Chicago Washington, DC—IMLS Director Susan Hildreth and other agency representatives will participate in the American Library Association annual conference and exhibition in Chicago, Illinois, June 27 – July 2.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   IMLS Contact Giuliana Bullard, 202-653-4799 gbullard@imls.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022, afis@loc.gov Public contact: Kristopher Nelson (202) 707-5764, knel@loc.gov Washington, D.C. — The Library of Congress, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, has selected 10 candidates for the inaugural class of the National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) program. The nine-month program begins in September 2013.