FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov Washington, D.C.--Today the Institute of Museum and Library Services and WebJunction hosted a convening of fifteen library continuing education influencers in Arlington, Virginia, including representatives of state libraries, library associations, non-profit providers of library continuing education, and schools of library and information science.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards Finalists Announced Award is nation’s highest honor for out-of-school arts and humanities programs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov Grant Awards Announcement: FY 13 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grants will help underserved communities, increase diversity among librarian recruits, and train in emerging fields of cloud computing and cybersecurity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov WebWise 2013: Audrey Watters Announced as Keynote Speaker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov IMLS Awards $249,999 to the Chicago Public Library Foundation to Create a Maker Space

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov Call for Applications: Museum Grants for African American History and Culture New deadline is January 15, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Natasha Marstiller, nmarstiller@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 14 awards totaling $336,281 matched with $360,444 of non-federal funds for Sparks! Ignition Grants. IMLS received 106 applications requesting $2,468,234 in funds.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Kevin O'Connell, koconnell@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Administration for Children and Families Press Contact 202-401-9215 Kenneth J. Wolfe, Kenneth.Wolfe@acf.hhs.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Kevin O'Connell, koconnell@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications in the Native Hawaiian Library Services grant program, with a deadline of May 15, 2012.