FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4630 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 14 awards totaling $1,442,312, matched with $1,903,034 of non-federal funds for Museum Grants for African American History and Culture. IMLS received 41 applications requesting $4,277,160 in funds.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4630 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced 13 awards totaling $304,866 matched with $174,266 of non-federal funds for Sparks! Ignition Grants. IMLS received 69 applications requesting nearly $1.8 million.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4630 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 152 awards totaling $18,113,376 matched with $34,666,759 of non-federal funds for Museums for America Program Grants. IMLS received 470 applications requesting $52,296,907.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4630 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications in the following grant program: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Deadline: September 17, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4630 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Museums Count to be the first national, Web-based census of the museum field.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-327-4201 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov IMLS Announces Grant to Identify Library E-Book Strategies The rise of e-books is one of the most important developments in public libraries in this decade.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4630 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced 32 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) grants totaling $10,356,498. Recipients are matching these awards with $6,650,021 in non-federal funds. IMLS received 106 LB21 applications this year, requesting a total of $37,815,498.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4630 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4630 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 235 grants serving 242 tribes and  totaling $1,666,000 for the Native American Library Services Basic Grant and Basic Grant with Education/Assessment Option Program.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4630 Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, D.C.—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced a planning grant of $50,000 to the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association. This National Leadership Grant will aid in the development of a "summer reading app" for mobile devices by the summer of 2013.