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
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
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
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 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
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