This research brief highlights how public libraries ensured patrons had access to library services as the pandemic forced closures in communities around the nation beginning in March 2020.

IMLS brought together nearly 100 museum leaders from across the field in Washington, DC, for the Museum Leadership in Dynamic Times convening—representing the diversity of the field by size, discipline, geography, and identities—to discuss lessons learned and remaining questions from the challenges that emerged starting in 2020, from decision-making in the face of a global pandemic to understanding how to respond to widespread community unrest.

The Annual Financial Report details the health of the agency's finances in Fiscal Year 2022.

The Annual Performance Report presents the agency's program results, key accomplishments, and new initiatives during FY 2022.

As part of the IMLS-funded Measures that Matter Initiative, the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), released new research examining the role U.S. public libraries play in supporting workforce and small business development.

The National Medal for Museum and Library Service brochure describes the work of the 2022 recipients of the nation’s top award for community service by museums and libraries.

This evaluation identifies successful strategies, continued barriers, and insights into the community-driven collaborations undertaken in the Community Catalyst Initiative (CCI). CCI is an IMLS program that explores ways libraries and museums can leverage their unique places in communities to spark change.

This research brief chronicles how State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA) formed new partnerships with other government departments and agencies to provide services to libraries in their jurisdictions or members of the public during the onset of the pandemic. The brief also describes how SLAAs adapted to new restrictions related to on-site work.

This infographic highlights strategies public libraries used to ensure patrons had access to library services as the pandemic forced closures in communities around the nation beginning in March 2020.

The Institute of Museum and Library Service's Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Request to the United States Congress.