Tai Chi, Tango, and Transformation: How Oklahoma Libraries are Inspiring Healthy Communities

IMLS News

February 2020

GRANT SPOTLIGHT

Since 2012, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries has been reaching out to engage the community in an effort to improve health literacy.

NEWS

IMLS Releases FY 2019 Annual Performance Report

The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced that the agency's Annual Performance Report is now available for FY 2019. The report is an in-depth look at how IMLS aligns its strategic priorities with practice.

$166 Million Invested in Libraries Across America

The Institute of Museum and Library Services released its FY 2020 allotment table for 59 State Library Administrative Agencies, totaling $166,803,000. These annual grants to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories represent the largest source of federal funding support for library services in the United States.

IMLS Statement on the President's FY 2021 Budget Proposal

Earlier this month , the Trump Administration released details from its budget request to Congress for FY 2021. The White House has requested $23 million in funding for the orderly closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, effective October 1, 2020.

UPCOMING DEADLINES

Native American Library Services Basic Grants: Application Deadline April 1.

Native American/Native Hawaiian Library Services Enhancement Grants: Application Deadline May 1.

EVENTS

Meet IMLS staff at the Public Library Association (PLA) 2020 Conference

IMLS library program staff will be onsite at booth #1927 during regular exhibit hours at the PLA Conference on February 25-29 in Nashville, TN. Stop by to learn more about our funding opportunities and the Agency’s work!

IMLS in Alabama: Highlights of a Library Site Visit

As part of their regular Grants to States monitoring efforts, IMLS makes visits to several states each year. During his site visit to Alabama, IMLS Program Officer Dennis Nangle visited the BB Comer Memorial Library.

Through the library's LSTA-funding, two Early Learning Stations were placed at the library that can be accessed six days a week. The stations include over 4,000 lessons that help children develop early literacy skills.

IMLS ON THE ROAD

Small Museum Association Conference: Reagan Moore, Museum Program Officer; College Park, MD, February 17.

Alabama State Library Site Visit: Dennis Nangle, Senior Library Program Officer; Montgomery, AL, February 18 – 20.

2020 Knight Library Directors Meeting: Crosby Kemper III, Director: Miami, FL, February 23 – 24.

Museum Advocacy Day. Paula Gangopadhyay, Deputy Director of Museum Services; Washington, D.C. February 25.

2020 Public Library Association Annual Conference: Crosby Kemper III, Director; Madison Bolls; Senior Library Program Officer; Sarah Boonie, Program Specialist; Jill Connors-Joyner, Senior Library Program Officer; Michele Farrell, Senior Library Program Officer; Sarah Fuller; Senior Library Program Officer; Deirdre Gonsalves, Program Specialist; Laura McKenzie, Administrative Specialist; James Neal, Senior Library Program Officer: Nashville, TN, February 25 – 29.

MDL Site Visit. Paula Gangopadhyay, Deputy Director of Museum Services; Indianapolis, IN. February 26 – March 2.

SXSW Edu Conference. Paula Gangopadhyay, Deputy Director of Museum Services; Austin, TX. March 9 – 12.

Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) 2020 Summit: Ashley E. Sands, Senior Library Program Officer; Santa Fe, NM, March 11 – 13.

Pennsylvania State Library Site Visit: Dennis Nangle, Senior Library Program Officer; Harrisburg, PA, March 23 – 25.

About the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

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