Montana's libraries under threat: What you can do

Montana's libraries under threat: What you can do

With IMLS funding at risk, your advocacy is more important than ever to ensure Montana's libraries can continue serving our communities for generations to come.

Executive order cuts funding for Iowa museums and libraries

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Federal grants to local libraries and museums have been halted following an executive order. President Donald Trump signed an executive order a month ago, dismantling seven independent government agencies. The order states the goal is to reduce the parts of the federal bureaucracy that Mr. Trump determined to be "unnecessary." The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is one of the agencies named in the order. The I…

Trump Cuts Millions In Funding To Chicago Museums, Cultural Groups

Illinois Humanities lost about $2 million in funding, or one-third of its annual budget, which leaders say could impact the future of free programs, festivals and resources for arts organizations in Chicago and across the state.

Cuts of NEA grants hit Iowa humanities groups, libraries, historical societies

(Radio Iowa) – Arts and culture groups around the country have lost millions of dollars in funding after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled its grants — including grants for several Iowa programs. Humanities Iowa planned to receive a grant of more than one-million dollars to share with smaller organizations statewide, like libraries and historical societies. Now, executive director Heather Plucar  says Humanities Iowa will have t…

Decrease in Public Funding? A Worldwide answer from museums

​The International Research Alliance on Public Funding for Museums (IRAPFM), led by the Université du Québec à Montréal and supported by a global consortium of experts, has conducted a comprehensive study on the state of public funding for museums worldwide. The final report highlights the persistent decline in public funding and underscores the need for sustainable funding solutions to ensure the vitality of museums globally. ​

Pilgrim Hall grant cut part of Trump effort to aid the wealthy - Plymouth Independent

The April 12 PI article, “Trump administration pulls funding for Pilgrim Hall work,” details the revocation of a $200,000 grant to Pilgrim Hall Museum that would have helped modernize and preserve four centuries of documents in its archives. Keith Sonderling, the acting director of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, indicated that the Pilgrim Hall funding needed to be reallocated “in furtherance of the President’s agenda”. The…