[ISLMA-Share] Possible Elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services

[Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association]

The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) handles the federal
funds sent to the states through the Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA). Those funds are used by the Illinois State Library to be able to
fund services to all types of libraries as well as grant opportunities.
Since the State of Illinois has made cuts to funds for library services,
these federal dollars are cruicial. Loss of these funds will impact all
types of libraries.

Another program that IMLS funds are the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian
Program grants for professional development. The Alliance Library System
used this grant in 2003 to recruit and mentor 31 graduate students who
enrolled in the Dominican University School of Library and Information
Science. The Chicago Public Schools also received a grant in 2006 for the
training of fifteen elementary school teachers to become school librarians
through Dominican University. Some of the readers of I-Share may have
received their master's degrees from one of these programs.

There are no doubt other examples. I just did a quick search of the IMLS
website. IMLS has been around now for about 20 years.

Lou Ann Jacobs
ISLMA Legislation



On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 10:51 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> The White House budget calls for eliminating the Institute of Museum &
> Library Services <https://www.imls.gov/> (IMLS), the only federal agency
> charged with providing support to the nation's hundreds of thousands of
> libraries and museums.  Please share your photo or story of how support
> from IMLS has enabled you and your library or museum to help the teens in
> your community.  YALSA will use this information to advocate against the
> elimination of IMLS.  Thank you!
>
> Share your info via this form:
>
> http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/FBm39cf5yegRN3040TPsc80
>
>  Don’t know much about IMLS?  Here’s a quick overview: through IMLS, every
> state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories
> receive funding to support their state’s libraries and museums.  In FY14
> the total funding IMLS distributed to states and territories was
> $154,800,000.  In addition, IMLS offers competitive grant opportunities
> that individual libraries and museums can apply for.  In FY14 they awarded
> 594 grants (from 1,299 applications) totaling more than $54,700,000.
>
>
> Patti Fleser
> Library Media Specialist
> Deer Path Middle School
> Lake Forest, IL
> 847-604-7433 <(847)%20604-7433>
> @DPM_Library
>
> President, Illinois School Library Media Association
>
> "...a library is more than a collection of dusty old books. It is a place
> to learn, explore, and grow!” *Escape from Mr. Lemoncello**’s Library*
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