Contact: Elizabeth Holtan 202-653-4799, eholtan@imls.gov United States Becomes 50th Member State to Join Historic Copyright Treaty IMLS, Leading U.S. Agencies Celebrate New Access to Published Works for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print-Disabled People

Contact: Elizabeth Holtan 202-653-4799, eholtan@imls.gov Native American Library Services Grants Now Available Application Deadline is April 1, 2019 Washington, DC— The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for the Native American Library Services Basic Grants program through Monday, April 1, 2019.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan 202-653-4630 Big Opportunities for Small Libraries: IMLS Launches New Special Initiative Seeking Applications for School Library, Community Memory, and Digital Inclusion Grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 Museum Grant Deadline Extended for Applicants in California Wildfire Major Disaster Declaration Areas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan 202-653-4630 IMLS Releases FY 2018 Annual Performance and Accountability Report Highlights include increased focus on civic engagement, record number of African American History and Culture grants, new opportunities for small and rural libraries and museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 IMLS Receives $2 Million in Additional Funding to Help Museums, Libraries Serve Their Communities Congress Passes Full Annual Budget, Funding the Agency through FY 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 National Medal Deadline Extended for Museums and Libraries Affected By Hurricane Florence

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 Library Grant Deadline Extended for Applicants Affected by Hurricane Florence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 IMLS Investments to Support National Leadership Projects for America’s Museums 13 Museums Pledge $2.3 Million in Matching Funds Washington, D.C.—The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the selection of 13 projects from a pool of 62 applicants for the highly competitive National Leadership Grants for Museums program.