Trump administration cuts more than $1.3M in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions

The federal library department has put almost all of its staff on leave. What does that mean for your town’s library?  - IPM Newsroom

Illinois Newsroom - After cuts by the Trump administration to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the future of libraries in small towns and villages in Illinois is uncertain.  The post The federal library department has put almost all of its staff on leave. What does that mean for your town’s library?  appeared first on IPM Newsroom.

Culture War Dispatches: Grants Cut, Books Banned, and Campuses in the Crosshairs - Philadelphia Gay News

Philadelphia’s Rosenbach Museum loses grants The latest local institution to feel the pain of the Trump/Musk funding cut axe is The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia. Earlier this month, The Rosenbach, which collects and exhibits historical documents and books, was notified that two sizable federal grants have been canceled — one $248,953 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and one $330,977 grant from the Nati…

Libraries and museums make America great - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the entire staff was laid off on March 31. This is not the first time he suggested this as a cost-saving measure. His proposal was rejected in 2019, and it must be rejected again. The IMLS only accounts for 0.0046% of the federal budget, yet its impact is significantly greater, benefiting 1.2 billion people per year.

Libraries, museums are part of what makes America great

President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the entire staff was laid off on March 31. This is not the first time he suggested this as a cost-saving measure. His proposal was rejected…

How Libraries Are Faring Under the Trump Administration

Adam Webb has worked in and around public libraries for 18 years, and as the executive director of the Garland County Library, he says funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has strengthened the library system. It was an IMLS grant that allowed the library to fund its “bookmobile”—which brings a book checkout system and other services to rural parts of the county in Arkansas, or to those who are unable to visit their ce…

Writing on the wall: IMLS cuts an ‘attack’ on libraries

AROUND THE REGION – In March, President Donald Trump placed the entire staff of the Institute for Museums and Library Services on administrative leave, effectively shuttering the largest distributor of federal funds to our nation’s libraries and museums.