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ALA and AFSCME Build Their Case for IMLS

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com As the motion hearing on April 30 approaches regarding the future of the Institute of Museum and...

ALA v. Sonderling Case Advances as Defendants React

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com Attorneys representing Keith Sonderling, the acting director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), along...

R.I. District Court Conducts Hearing on the Future of IMLS

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com As the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) faces a significant reduction in staff set for...

IMLS Employees Protest as New Leadership Implements ‘Slash and Burn’ Policies

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com A month has elapsed since an executive order issued on March 14 directed the phasing out of...

ALA Files Lawsuit Against the Disbanding of the IMLS

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com ALA and AFSCME Sue Over Cuts to IMLS The American Library Association (ALA) and the American Federation of...

21 States File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Closure of IMLS and Other Agencies

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com State Attorneys General Challenge Trump Administration's Move to Dismantle Federal Agencies A coalition of attorneys general from 21...

Publishers Urge Congress to Support Libraries as Federal Grant Funding Ceases

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com On April 3, four major publishing companies—Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House, and Simon &...

IMLS Staff Members Put on Administrative Leave

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com IMLS Staff Placed on Administrative Leave Amid Funding Uncertainties The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is...

Advisory Board to IMLS: Acting Director Must Not Impede Mandates

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling, who was appointed as the acting director of the Institute...

Executive Order Aims at the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com On March 14, the Trump Administration released an executive order detailing plans to significantly reduce the functions...

Deputy Secretary of Labor Appointed as Acting Director of IMLS

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com Appointment of New IMLS Acting Director Sparks Concerns Keith Sonderling has been appointed as the acting director of...

Uncertain Future for Libraries and Arts Agencies Due to Federal Funding Freeze

Photo credit: www.publishersweekly.com Following a recent federal judge's intervention that has momentarily halted President Donald J. Trump's executive order, various...