IMLS Announces $1.3 Million Investment in Small Libraries Initiative Cohort Learning and Evaluation to Expand Impact of Funded Grants Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced $1.3 million in funding for the Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries (APP) initiative to strengthen the ability of small or rural libraries and archives to serve their communities.

Contacts: National Park Service, newsmedia@nps.gov Institute of Museum and Library Services, IMLSnews@imls.gov National Endowment for the Humanities, media@neh.gov National Endowment for the Arts, publicaffairs@arts.gov

$12.6 Million in Grants Go to "Save America's Treasures"

New Chief Information Officer Joins IMLS Staff Scott Carey to Bring FBI Leadership Experience to Office of the Chief Information Officer Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services has appointed Scott Carey as the agency's new Chief Information Officer, effective September 16. Carey comes to IMLS from a leading role in the Federal Bureau of Investigations’ technology and strategy group within the office of the Chief Information Officer.

IMLS Invests in National Leadership Projects at Museums Across U.S. Federal Grants Generate $6 Million in Matching Funds Washington, D.C.—The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the selection of 15 projects from a pool of 70 applicants for the highly competitive National Leadership Grants for Museums program.

130 IMLS Grants to Museums Generate More Than $27.5 Million in Matching Funds Projects to Foster Lifelong Learning, Collections Care, Workforce Development Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced grant awards totaling $21,726,676 for museums across the nation to improve services to their communities.

Measures That Matter: IMLS, COSLA to Explore Link Between Public Libraries, Workforce Development, and Community Wellbeing Contacts: Erica Jaros, IMLS, 202-653-4701, ejaros@imls.gov Timothy Cherubini, COSLA, 859-514-9826, tcherubini@cosla.org

IMLS Announces $1.9 Million Investment in STEM, Making Education for Underserved Youth Department of Education Funding to Expand Work with Museums, Kids Across U.S. Washington, DC—IMLS is pleased to announce $1.9 million in new funding from the Department of Education expanding an initiative that introduces underserved youth to STEM and making-based activities. New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) will continue to lead this project through a cooperative agreement with IMLS.

IMLS Invests $5 Million in Library Services for Tribal Communities Federal Grants to Support Language and Culture Preservation, Revitalization Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced grants totaling $5,063,000 through three programs designed to support and improve library services of Native American and Native Hawaiian organizations.

Calling Small Libraries: IMLS Opens Grant Program for Second Year Seeking Proposals for Transforming School Library Practice, Community Memory, and Digital Inclusion Funding Washington, DC—For a second year, the Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting grant applications for Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries (APP). The deadline to apply is December 2, 2019.