AFSCME, cultural organizations ask court to reinforce IMLS protection Sep 04 2025 On September 3, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and a coalition of library, museum, and cultural... Read more »
Attorneys general beseech R.I. judge to protect IMLS Aug 25 2025 As the calendar ticks toward September 30 and the end of fiscal 2025, at which time U.S. legislators will determine FY... Read more »
Two lawsuits to prevent the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services have met with mixed results in the courts. However, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office quoted at length from... Read more »
Judge denies preliminary injunction in ‘ALA v. Sonderling’ IMLS case Jun 09 2025 In a decision that may prove catastrophic for the American library community, a federal judge has denied a preliminary... Read more »
It may be too late for rural libraries to weather the IMLS storm May 16 2025 Beth Anderson, director of the Burnsville Public Library in West Virginia, can throw a rock from... Read more »
Ruling decisively in favor of 21 states’ attorneys general, Rhode Island district court judge John J. McConnell Jr. formally ordered a halt on May 13 to a presidential executive order dismantling the... Read more »
R.I. district court grants preliminary injunction in IMLS case May 06 2025 In welcome news for the Institute of Museum and Library Services and two more federal agencies targeted for dismantling by... Read more »
Judge grants IMLS a temporary reprieve in ‘ALA v. Sonderling’ May 02 2025 The American Library Association and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on Thursday were granted a... Read more »
ALA and AFSCME prepare their case for IMLS Apr 29 2025 On the eve of an April 30 motion hearing on the future of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, attorneys... Read more »