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We have a budget! IMLS receives a funding increase for remainder of FY 2018. Check out the details: go.usa.gov/xQaWf
Need a tie for a job interview? If you are in New York City, you can borrow one from the library. The NY Public Library () is piloting a new program to loan work accessories.
The library is dangerous—
Don’t go in. If you do
You know what will happen.
It’s like a pet store or a bakery—
Every single time you’ll come out of there
Holding something in your arms.
—Alberto Ríos, Don’t Go Into the Library
#WorldPoetryDay
"Librarians don’t really shush people and, frankly, they’re over your jokes about it." surveyed librarians to find out what their job is really like. buzzfeednews.com/article/ariann
All year, we work with amazing, dedicated museum and library staff. Today, we want to say "thanks" for your hard work to support communities and promote learning. #happythanksgiving
Congratulations to 's Lonnie Bunch III, named the 14th Secretary of the . We look forward to continuing to collaborate with Dr. Bunch in support of cultural and heritage institutions of all sizes and disciplines. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/
We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the libraries and museums of America. Thank you to all those who work year round to make a difference in communities throughout the nation. From all of us at IMLS, #HappyThanksgiving.
We're pleased to announce that a new leader will be joining the IMLS team: Cynthia Landrum will head up our Office of Library Services. Welcome, Cyndee! imls.gov/news-events/ne
Millennials are the generation most likely to use public libraries, according to a study.
Announcing the 60 #IMLSgrants awarded through the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. These grants total $16,288,536 and support libraries across the country.
US public libraries were visited 1.39 billion times in 2015. Want to learn more? Check out our new Public Libraries Survey Report for more stats. imls.gov/news-events/ne
"Not everyone has Internet access,” says the Atlanta, Tx. library director. “They come to us to use library computers and Wi-Fi access.” Now, thanks to an #IMLSgrant, patrons can check out wi-fi hot spots and get flexibility in where they get online. texarkanagazette.com/news/texarkana
Help us spread the word! In a new IMLS special initiative, small and rural libraries can receive up to $50K for school library, community memory or digital inclusion projects. Deadline is Feb. 25th. #grants #IMLSgrant go.usa.gov/xPhk3
Congratulations to the 2023 National Medal winners: , , , , , @gatchellmuseum, , & ! These institutions are vital to the health and growth of their communities.
📚Announcing $22.7 million in National Leadership Grants for Libraries & the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to support U.S. #library initiatives. #IMLSgrants Learn more ⬇️
An adorable—and creative—museum-zoo collaboration: The penguins “seemed to react much better to Carravaggio than to Monet." 🐧
Pleased to announce a new national study on #museums, #libraries, and social wellbeing: go.usa.gov/xUhPt
Announcing 30 finalists for 2021 National Medal for #Museum & #Library Service!🥇The nation’s highest federal honor given to #museums & #libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. #IMLSMedals Congrats to all our finalists!
In laundromats in Chicago's low-income neighborhoods, librarians gather once a week for Laundromat Story Time, a program that combines early education with public outreach and a dash of parental modeling. usnews.com/news/healthies
An awful lot of people use and love their public #library, as an economics professor discovered this weekend. wapo.st/2LAYeFt
"Students were presented with the concepts and asked which place on campus they would most like to access those services." The most popular answer: The library. Findings from a new study insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/3
Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! #Libraries across the county contribute to the wellbeing and advancement of their communities, and IMLS is honored to advance, support, and empower America’s libraries through grantmaking, research, and policy development.
When she was a girl, Jim Crow laws kept her from libraries. She grew to run them. wapo.st/2zEDYNG
The personal hygiene kits "are a symbol of how librarians innovate to go beyond the stacks and respond to the ever-changing social needs of patrons and neighborhoods."
Announcing 70 grants totaling $18,256,177 to support #libraries across the country. The awards were made through the FY 2020 National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program & the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. Learn more below!
We got a raise! Our FY2020 budget has an additional $3 million to support museums across the US. Here's how we plan to use it: imls.gov/news/imls-inve
IMLS announced 64 awards totaling $20M to support #libraries & archives across the country through National Leadership Grants for Libraries & the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. Including , , &
“They can borrow from it and do whatever they like with those images, and for me, that’s hugely exciting," says the director of .
Today's the day! #NationalMedal winners are at the to receive the award from ! Tune in at 11am: 1.usa.gov/1bYcGC8
You’re never too young to start reading! Four-day old Grant receives his first library card from . Through Books for Babies, every baby born at area hospitals goes home with his or her own library card, board book, bookmarks, and early literacy tips. #IMLSmedals
Congratulations, Inaugural Poet , Alum! Today we celebrate the next generation of creative thinkers, dreamers & scholars. We look forward to what our 2021 National Student Poets will accomplish through their inspiring work. #Inauguration
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WATCH: Amanda Gorman, the youngest #inauguration poet in memory, reads “The Hill We Climb” to.pbs.org/3sFUmpw
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🏅Announcing the 6⃣ museums and libraries selected to receive the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service: , , , , & ! Congrats! 🎉#IMLSmedals
We are pleased to present our new strategic plan for 2018-2022, “Transforming Communities.” Check it out here: go.usa.gov/xnpwR #IMLS2018
Announcing 30 #IMLSgrants awarded through a new initiative to fund tribal, rural and small libraries. The grants fund school libraries, community memory & digital inclusion projects.
Join us on Monday from 1-2 pm ET for a special webinar with for museums, libraries, and archives on cleaning and managing collections during #COVID19. Presented in partnership with , , , and .
Announcing that IMLS has received a $1,500,000 grant from to support #REALMproject with and . The funds will advance the research on the effects of the virus on materials commonly found in libraries, archives, and museums.
Announcing the 29 finalists for the 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service: go.usa.gov/xnu4q #IMLSmedals
"A lot of the work librarians do is invisible… Librarians don’t put books on the shelf, but they decided which ones should be on a shelf." explains why libraries are vital to academic freedom... even if most people don't know it.
Pop-up libraries in barbershops and laundromats are "bringing the book to the child, instead of the child to the book." nytimes.com/2019/07/02/boo
Announcing 49 grants totaling $10M to support #libraries and archives. Check out the projects: go.usa.gov/xRAVM
Happy 20th, IMLS! #IMLSAt20 - imls.gov/imls-20
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of inspiring #libraries and #museums!
Is your library getting ready for the #2020Census? Check out this new guide created by and ala.org/advocacy/sites
Do librarians have something to teach parents? "Librarians don’t tell you what you should be reading, or hover over you... They give you access to a diverse array of material, and help you follow your interests, whatever they might be."
Now accepting applications for Native American Library Services Basic Grants. Deadline is April 1st. Grants may be used to buy library materials, fund salaries and staff training, provide internet connectivity and more. #IMLSgrant
Looking for something to do at home? You can download and print these free coloring books from museums, libraries, and archives around the world. 🖍 #ColorOurCollections
Books and libraries bring knowledge, ideas, and information to people in communities across the US. We love Roz's sentiment! #NatBookFest
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Roz Chast said she wanted to "make a poster that expressed excitement, appreciation & delight I have for the books in my life.” #NatBookFest
Getting ready for tomorrow’s #NatBookFest! Swing by our table and snap a picture with our library-themed photo props.
In 2019, & the Levi's Music Project visited for a songwriting workshop in the new permanent songwriting lab he helped to install. The lab has helped students create more original music & study music business. #IMLSmedals 🏅
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Tests found the virus undetectable after one day on the covers of hardback and softback books as well as the DVD case. The virus was undetectable on the paper inside of a book and mylar book jackets after three days. #REALMproject
. is celebrating its 1-year anniversary! Check out the free community celebration events in DC this weekend. nmaahc.si.edu
A New Zealand librarian talks about her job working with the Māori community: "People don’t want a know-it-all specialist; they want someone who can point them in the right direction and share a heartfelt experience."
Announcing 30 finalists for 2022 National Medal for #Museum & #Library Service!🥇The nation’s highest federal honor given to #museums & #libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. #IMLSMedals Congrats to all our finalists!
Congratulations to the 30 finalists for the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service! 🏅 This is the nation’s highest honor given to museums & libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. Meet the finalists: imls.gov/news/imls-name #IMLSMedals
Today, we’re celebrating #IMLSmedals finalist in California, a system of 87 libraries serving 3.4M residents over 3,000 square miles of diverse service area. Pictured: Library DigiCamps hosted by encourage local youth to explore careers in tech.
“Every dollar we spend on libraries and museums is a dollar well-spent. It is indeed an investment.” at #IMLSmedals ceremony
Making is one of the ways that we seek to transform communities, and museums and libraries are essential parts of their communities. They're the "secret sauce" that sparks learning and catalyzes change. -- #CapMakerFaire
Looking for information about American public libraries? Data sets from the 2016 IMLS Public Libraries Survey have just been released:
go.usa.gov/xQZvb
🥳Today is the day! 🥁 IMLS is excited to announce the 6⃣ 2022 National Medal for Museum & Library Service winners! #IMLSmedals🏅 Please join us in congratulating ; ; ; ; & !
Announcing the 10 winners of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. #IMLSmedals
The renewed interest in vinyl records inspired to get the library's collection out of storage. “We just wanted to connect people again with the collection... It just felt like a really great tool for connecting generations.”
We always knew librarians were awesome! (This just confirms it.) Meet the librarian who defeated 's 32-day champion on Monday. chicagotribune.com/entertainment/
#IMLSgrant announcement: America’s libraries awarded $10.4 million for projects with far-reaching impact go.usa.gov/xQDnD
In the span of a year, America’s public #libraries offered 4.5 million programs to their communities!
#Museums contribute approximately $50B to the US economy each year, a number that’s more than twice previous estimates. New studies from : bit.ly/2Ewged6
From Florida to Montana, Boston to Arizona, and Puerto Rico to California: Announcing the 30 museums and libraries across the U.S. that have been named as finalists for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. go.usa.gov/xE7Jx #IMLSmedals
We released a new printed brochure on our Office of Museum Services today! Find out how IMLS is making a difference for #museums across America: go.usa.gov/xnedF #MuseumMonday
There are about 850M visits each year to US #museums—more than the attendance for all major league sporting events and theme parks combined!
Everyone is welcome: How a Minnesota #library is reaching its Somali residents go.usa.gov/xQrFA #IMLSgrant
