Libraries Without Borders US used IMLS grant funding to offer early childhood literacy, digital literacy, and information access services inside laundromats. Read more.
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IMLS hosts a conversation about the Emancipation Proclamation with Dr. Edna Medford to launch multi-year initiative as part of the U.S. Semiquincentennial to lift up the stories, people, and places that have shaped American history.
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Announcing 24 grants to support Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians.
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IMLS announces six winners of the nation’s highest federal honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities.
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Funds support projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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IMLS released research from the FY2020 Public Libraries Survey and the State Library Administrative Agencies Survey providing insight on the changes in library services brought on by the pandemic.
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The Computer History Museum used a National Leadership Grant to pilot a machine learning product to make digital collection materials more accessible.
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June 24: Digital Humanities Advancement Grants are designed in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities to support innovative, experimental, and computationally challenging digital projects at different stages of their lifecycles.
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View the list of sessions pertaining to IMLS and IMLS-funded grants below, and visit booth # 3315 each day for additional information and giveaways. The conference and exhibits will be located in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center at 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC 20001. Registration details can be found on the 2022 ALA Annual Conference website.
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June 3: Small Museums Association Annual Conference - IMLS Supervisory Grants Management Specialist Mark Isaksen presented the session “Time to Think Big: Inspire! Grants for Small Museums.”
June 20 – 23: International Data Week 2022 - IMLS Senior Program Officer Dr. Ashley Sands.
June 21: IMLS 250 Forum with Dr. Bill McClay - IMLS Director Crosby Kemper.
June 23 – 28: ALA Annual Conference – Director Crosby Kemper, Deputy Director of Libraries Cynthia Landrum, Associate Deputy Director of Discretionary Programs Anthony Smith, Associate Deputy Director of Grants to States Teri DeVoe, Senior Program Officer James Neal, Senior Program Officer Sarah Fuller, Senior Program Officer Jill Connors-Joyner, Senior Program Officer Ashley Sands, Senior Program Officer Erin Barsan, Senior Program Officer Madison Bolls, Senior Program Officer Dennis Nangle, Senior Program Officer Cindy Boyden, Program Specialist Laura McKenzie, Program Specialist Maeve Coudrelle, Program Specialist Sheena Afoakwa, Administrative Specialist Lisa Solomson
- “The impact of IMLS grantmaking on library services through the American Rescue Plan Act,” Senior Program Officer Madison Bolls, Senior Program Officer Sarah Fuller, with representatives from State Library of Louisiana; Maryland State Library Agency; Wake County Public Libraries; and Milwaukee Public Library;
- “IMLS library grants that go the distance: projects that span the LSTA-NLG continuum,” Senior Program Officer Dennis Nangle, Senior Program Officer Jill Connors-Joyner, with representatives from Libraries Without Borders; Ypsilanti District Library; Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records; and New Jersey State Library;
- “What’s on the IMLS Strategic Horizon?” Deputy Director Cynthia Landrum, Associate Deputy Director of Discretionary Programs Anthony Smith, Associate Deputy Director of Grants to States Teri DeVoe;
- Sunday, June 26 from 1pm - 1:15 pm, IMLS Director Kemper will participate in a podcast conversation with Dr. Anthony Chow, SJSU iSchool Director.
June 23 – 24: Grants to States all-states conference - IMLS Director Crosby Kemper, Associate Deputy Director of Grants to States Teri DeVoe, Senior Program Officer Madison Bolls, Senior Program Officer Dennis Nangle, Senior Program Officer Cindy Boyden, Program Specialist Laura McKenzie, Supervising Social Scientist Matthew Birnbaum.
June 23: American Public Garden’s Association Annual Conference - IMLS Deputy Director of Museum Services Laura Huerta Migus will present the session “Institute of Museum and Library Services Funding.”
July 12 – 13: Freedom to Read Foundation’s Virtual Symposium: "Where Intellectual Freedom and Social Justice Meet: A Call to Action" - IMLS Director Crosby Kemper will be giving remarks.
July 13: Visitor Studies Association Annual Conference - IMLS Supervisory Grants Management Specialist Helen Wechsler will present the session “IMLS: Planning for a National Museum Survey.”
July 16 - 19: American Association of Law Libraries 2022 - Associate Deputy Director Anthony Smith.
July 20: 2022 National Medals Ceremony - IMLS Director Crosby Kemper will provide remarks.
July 25 – 30: League of United Latin American Citizens - Deputy Director Cyndee Landrum and Senior Program Officer Selina Gomez-Beloz
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About the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. IMLS envisions a nation where individuals and communities have access to museums and libraries to learn from and be inspired by the trusted information, ideas, and stories they contain about our diverse natural and cultural heritage. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
IMLS News
Brief articles alert readers to new information about grants, monthly highlights of best practices, and important agency news with links to more detailed information on the website. Past and current issues of the newsletter and subscription information are available on our website.
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