The reconciled FY2022 budget signed by President Biden last week contained only flat funding for the Library Services and Technology Act—despite the House last summer approving a $9 million increase. “This disappointment is a wake-up call for library advocates," said ALA President Patty Wong. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
A lawsuit filed in federal court on April 7 by the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees alleges that the Trump administration’s recent “evisceration” of the Institute of Museum and Library Services is both illegal and unconstitutional. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Attorneys general from 21 states have sued the Trump administration to block its recent efforts to scuttle the Institute of Museum and Library Services and several other federal agencies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Four of the Big Five publishers and Sourcebooks sent a letter to Congress on April 3 expressing “deep concern” for the nation’s libraries following a week of unprecedented turmoil orchestrated by the Trump administration at the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2025-04-01 16:29:52 UTC ]
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The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services has been placed on 90-day administrative leave as the Trump Administration continues to work towards the elimination of the IMLS “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following a March 14 executive order to scale back the Institute for Museum and Library Services, Keith Sonderling was sworn in as the grant-making agency's leader on March 20, accompanied by DOGE personnel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2025-03-20 12:49:52 UTC ]
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The ALA, EveryLibrary, and other organizations and individuals have rushed to defend the IMLS against the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to eliminate the agency, which plays a key role in distributing congressionally approved funds to libraries, museums, and archives across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An executive order to freeze all federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance has been halted for now, but the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Endowment for the Arts, and other agencies are preparing for potential cuts to their funding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 2,500 members of the KidLit publishing community have signed an impassioned open letter to President Biden, highlighting the disproportionately large toll Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has taken on the children of the region, and calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. Over 2,500... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-01-22 18:19:23 UTC ]
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A year after a federal judge struck down Maryland's groundbreaking library e-book law, library advocates are backing revised legislation they say can help ensure “fair and equitable licensing terms" for library e-books while avoiding the thorny copyright issue that doomed Maryland’s effort. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The committee, which had collapsed under the Trump Administration, will advise President Biden and the heads of the three major U.S. cultural agencies—the IMLS, the NEA, and the NEH—on “policy objectives, philanthropic and private sector engagement, and other efforts to enhance federal support... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In one of the biggest antitrust showdowns of President Biden’s tenure, the Justice Department is pulling out the big guns to stop a mega-publishing merger. The Justice Department’s ambitious bid to stop Penguin Random House from buying rival publisher Simon & Schuster has started taking on... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2022-07-25 16:10:21 UTC ]
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A rite of spring, the White House budget proposal officially kicks off the congressional appropriations cycle each fiscal year. And this year, library advocates have their work cut out for them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The reconciled FY2022 budget signed by President Biden last week contained only flat funding for the Library Services and Technology Act—despite the House last summer approving a $9 million increase. “This disappointment is a wake-up call for library advocates," said ALA President Patty Wong. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelists Nadia Hashimi and Helen Benedict join hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the mistakes American writers and culture made in depicting the United States’ wars Iraq and Afghanistan. In the wake of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and President Biden’s decision to pull US... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-23 08:49:21 UTC ]
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The bold $1.9 trillion measure signed into law yesterday includes $200 million in pandemic relief funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest single increase in the agency's history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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After dazzling the nation at President Biden’s inauguration, Amanda Gorman became the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-07 14:37:38 UTC ]
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