FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov

A not-surprising finding of the 2008 IMLS report, Exhibiting Public Value: Government Funding for Museums in the United States (PDF, 2.4MB), was "the lack of reliable data on the size and scope of the museum sector." The lack of these data hampers efforts to describe the field accurately; to account for and track the various funding streams that support the sector; to examine the scale and scope of museum collections, programs, and services; and to measure the breadth and depth of its i

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov HISTORY™ Contact 212-210-9083 Cara Tocci, Cara.Tocci@aetn.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Natasha Marstiller, nmarstiller@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Seventy-five Grantees Include Libraries, Arts Groups, Colleges, and Municipalities

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Natasha Marstiller, nmarstiller@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Department of Labor Press Contact Lina Garcia, garcia.evangelina@dol.gov

Announcement of the IMLS partnership with the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration American Library Association's Annual Meeting Washington, DC June 25, 2010 Thank you, Assistant Secretary Oates.  It is a great pleasure to join in this partnership with the Department of Labor.  Our respective staffs have worked together with enthusiasm and commitment for several months, leading us to this important moment.