Since 2019, the project staff at Long Beach Museum of Art has been working to create and maintain hundreds of digital assets focusing on their permanent collection of artworks by women artists in California. Read more.
NEWS
The findings from the Battelle, IMLS, and OCLC research project mark the two-year anniversary of the pandemic. The project tested the effects of the virus—with load rates similar to the Delta variant—on materials common to libraries, archives, and museums.
IMLS presents the new Strategic Plan for FY 2022–2026 that focuses on advancing museums, libraries, archives, and their communities.
BLOGS

IMLS supports museum and library programs designed to promote voter information and resources and engage communities in civic discussions.
Third Filing Window for Emergency Connectivity Fund 
The FCC announced that it will open a third application filing window for the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Program to award at least $1 billion in remaining ECF support and address outstanding demand. The third application filing window will open on Thursday, April 28, 2022 and close on Friday, May 13, 2022. During this filing window, applicants will be able to submit ECF requests for funding to purchase eligible equipment and up to 12 months of service between July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023 for students, school staff, and library patrons with unmet needs.  
JOBS
Director of Communications: This position is located in the Office of Communications within the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Open until filled. Learn more at IMLS jobs.
DEADLINES
April 1: Native Hawaiian Library Services grants are designed to assist Native Hawaiian libraries in improving core library services for their communities.
April 1: Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants are designed to assist Native American tribes in improving core library services for their communities.
June 24: Digital Humanities Advancement Grants designed in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities to support innovative, experimental, and computationally challenging digital projects at different stages of their lifecycles.
IMLS "On the Road"
Mar 22: Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) at PLA 2022 – IMLS Associate Deputy Director of Grants to States Teri DeVoe.

Mar 23 – 25: Public Libraries Association 2022 meeting – IMLS Director Crosby Kemper, Deputy Director of Libraries Cyndee Landrum, Associate Deputy Director of Discretionary Programs Anthony Smith, Associate Deputy Director of Grants to States Teri DeVoe, Senior Program Officer James Neal, Senior Program Officer Madison Bolls, Administrative Specialist Lisa Solomson, Program Analyst Marisa Pelczar.
Photo: IMLS Director Crosby Kemper and staff kick off the opening of exhibit hall at the Public Library Association Conference 2022, in Portland, OR.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
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