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Federal funds are provided through the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) in support of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants to States Program.

IMLS in the News

IMLS in the News

The 2026 Federal Budget Proposal Shutters The Institute for Museum and Library Services - Book Riot - June 2, 2025

 

ALA and AFSCME Prepare Their Case for IMLS - Publishers Weekly - April 29, 2025

ALA Sues Trump Administration Over Dismantling of IMLS - School Library Journal - April 8, 2025

ALA Wins Temporary Restraining Order in Lawsuit Fighting the Dismantling of IMLS - School Library Journal - May 2, 2025

‘ALA v. Sonderling’ Case Moves Forward as Defendants Respond - Publishers Weekly - April 23, 2025

Asotin County Library faces severe cuts as federal funding slashes vital grants - KLEW - April 17, 2025

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Libraries and Museums - Office of the New York State Attorney General - April 4, 2025

Centralia and Chehalis library manager, others fear potential impacts of Trump order to gut federal Institute of Museum and Library Services - The Chronicle - March 25, 2025

The Cost of Losing IMLS Funding - School Library Journal - April 4, 2025


Court Allows Trump Admin to Proceed with Efforts to Destroy IMLS as Case Continues - I Love Libraries - June 6, 2025

 

Crosby Kemper: As DOGE targets federal cultural agency I led, its work must go on | Opinion - Kansas City Star - April 13, 2025

Dayton library loses two grants because of presidential executive order - Union Bulletin - April 23, 2025

Densho’s Commitment to Rejecting Censorship and Preserving Truth in the Archives - Densho - April 23, 2025

The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums - Wired - April 1, 2025

 

DOGE Descends on the Institute for Museum and Library Services - artnet - March 20, 2025

Dual budget cuts prompt layoffs, closures for WA state libraries - Cascade PBS - June 13, 2025

 

Elon Musk's DOGE teams cut critical funding from America's libraries, officials say - CBS - April 4, 2025

Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave - NPR - March 31, 2025

Even George W. Bush Liked Libraries - Slate - May 8, 2025

Executive order threatens future of IMLS - Sequim Gazette - April 23, 2025


Federal funding for libraries dissipates - Columbia Gorge News - April 29, 2025

Federal Funding Pulled from WA State Libraries - The Seattle Times - April 9, 2025

Federal funding pulled from WA state libraries - The Spokesman-Review - April 9, 2025

Federal Judge in Rhode Island Orders Halt to IMLS Dismantling - Publishers Weekly - May 14, 2025


Feds cancel $3.9 million in funding to Washington State Library, jeopardizing key services - The Chronicle - April 13, 2025


Funding for children's reading program, Speakers Bureau cultural events canceled - Kitsap Sun - April 14, 2025

Grant Cancellations Halt Whitman Heritage Digital Collection - Pullman Radio - April 15, 2025


Grant Terminations Threaten Washington Libraries' Programs, Support - Washington Secretary of State - April 10, 2025

 

Grants restored to area libraries after judge reverses executive order - Union-Bulletin - May 16, 2025


GUEST OPINION: It’s time to be there for your local library - Lynden Tribune - April 10, 2025


Here’s how the gutting of a federal agency will affect Whatcom County’s libraries, museums - The Bellingham Herald - April 2, 2025


The IMLS: More impactful than you know - The Miner Newspapers - April 16, 2025


IMLS Staffers Cry Foul as New Leadership Continues to ‘Slash and Burn’ - Publishers Weekly - April 16, 2025

The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted - Book Riot - March 31, 2025

 

It May Be Too Late for Rural Libraries to Weather the IMLS Storm - Publishers Weekly - May 16, 2025
 

Judge Grants IMLS a Temporary Reprieve in ‘ALA v. Sonderling’ - Publishers Weekly - May 2, 2025

Judge 'inclined' to block DOGE takeover of Institute of Museum and Library Services - April 30, 2025 

 

Judge says administration can dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services - Source One- June 6, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency - U.S. News & World Report - May 1, 2025

Layoffs and library closures: DOGE cuts hit states - Politico - June 16, 2025

 

Layoffs coming to Washington State Library network due to state, federal cuts - KXLY - May 12, 2025

The Latest from the Institute of Museum and Library Services - Book Riot - May 6, 2025


Libraries bracing for loss of funding - Peninsula Daily News - April 29, 2025

Libraries rethink funding strategies after federal cuts - Salish Current - April 29, 2025

Libraries serve everyone who walks in. Why is Trump cutting them off? - The Seattle Times - April 12, 2025

Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order - PBS - April 1, 2025


Local libraries await fallout of Trump's executive order to cut funding - Union-Bulletin - May 4, 2025

Loss of cultural funding harms Kitsap programs - PressReader - May 4, 2025


Massive Victory in Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration’s Dismantling of IMLS - Book Riot - May 13, 2025

 

A museum takes students on flights to the stars. Future trips are in question - The Hechinger Report - June 2, 2025


National IMLS funding cuts have impacts on island libraries - The Islands' Weekly - April 4, 2025

National IMLS Funding Cuts Have Impacts on Island Libraries - San Juan Islander - March 26, 2025

NCW Libraries calls for support as Washington State Library faces federal funding cuts - NCW Life - March 31, 2025

News: An Update about the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - Spokane Public Library - April 4, 2025

NOLS Director tells us what to expect from federal library cuts - MyClallamCounty.com - April 18, 2025

Pierce County libraries could lose access to some services due to federal funding cuts - Gig Harbor Now - May 15, 2025


Prison libraries brace for staffing and program cuts after IMLS funding loss - Corrections1 - April 9, 2025

Publishers Send Letter to Congress Advocating for Libraries & IMLS Funding - Penguin Random House - April 3, 2025

Reed Leads Bipartisan Effort to Preserve Support for Public Libraries & Museums - Jack Reed - March 26, 2025

Results Vary in Legal Efforts to Restore IMLS - Publishers Weekly - June 18, 2025

 

R.I. District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in IMLS Case - Publishers Weekly - May 6, 2025

Rural libraries feel federal cuts - The Times - April 10, 2025

Sen. Jeff Wilson bill to help small communities fund mixed recreation and library spaces passes in state Legislature - The Chronicle - April 28, 2025

Small and rural libraries are feeling the cuts from President Trump's executive order - NPR - April 22, 2025

 

Some federal library staff, services get reprieve, state not so much - The Daily World - May 31, 2025

State prison libraries could lose staffing, resources under federal cuts - King5 - April 17, 2025

States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts - NPR - May 6, 2025

"This is so hypocritical," CEO on Institute of Museum and Library Services staff placed on leave - CBS - April 4, 2025

Trump administration slapped with ‘impoundment’ violation for freezing library, museum funding - Politico - June 16, 2025

 

Trump administration violated the law by withholding museum and library funding, government watchdog finds - The Art Newspaper - June 17, 2025

 

Trump cuts funding to Tribal libraries, turns agency focus to 'American exceptionalism' - azcentral - April 4, 2025

Trump cuts have WA libraries, museums and tribes scrambling - The Seattle Times - April 24, 2025

Trump’s cuts impact local libraries - Tacoma Weekly - May 5, 2025

Trump Seeks Stay in IMLS Injunction; Sonderling Bashes IMLS Employees in Declaration - Book Riot - May 20, 2025


Understanding the Impacts of IMLS Funding Cuts - No Shhh... It's the TRL Podcast - April 10, 2025


Updates on IMLS and the President’s Budget - American Alliance of Museums - May 2, 2025


WA AG sues Trump over dismantling of libraries agency - The Seattle Times - April 4, 2025

WA challenges Trump administration's state library funding cuts - Fox 13 - April 25, 2025

WA libraries sound alarm after feds cancel $4M grant: ‘Downright cruel’ - The Olympian - April 9, 2025


WA library programs, services at risk due to grant terminations - Fox 13 - April 13, 2025

Washington one of 21 states suing Trump to protect libraries, museums and other small agency programs - Washington State Office of the Attorney General - April 4, 2025

Washington State Library loses $3.9 million in federal funding, impacting several libraries statewide - King5 - April 7, 2025

Washington State Library loses nearly $4 million in federal funding - KREM2 - April 8, 2025


Washington's libraries face 'deep and dramatic' funding cuts as Trump abruptly terminates federal grants - KUOW - April 11, 2025

Washington’s state library just lost federal funding — here’s what that means - Northwest Public Broadcasting - April 9, 2025

Weller Public Library in Waitsburg slated to lose two grants - Union Bulletin - April 29, 2025

What Does the Institute of Museum and Library Services Do, and How Will Its Elimination Affect You? - I Love Libraries - March 19, 2025

What’s at risk at libraries if federal funds cut? E-books, creative clubs, tribal offerings - Cascadia Daily News - April 3, 2025

Whitman Heritage Digital Collection project canceled - Moscow-Pullman Daily News - April 17, 2025

Whitman Heritage funding cut - Whitman County Gazette - April 17, 2025