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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is an independent agency of the United States federal government established in 1996. It is the main source of federal support for libraries and museums within the United States, having the mission to advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development ...
The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is an award given annually by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to American libraries and museums with outstanding service to their communities. The IMLS refers to the medal as "the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to the community."
The activities of the Commission were consolidated into the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Records of NCLIS are held at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and the University of Michigan Library , Special Collections as part of the Power Collection for the Study of Scholarly Communication and Information Transfer.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries is a program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This program supports undertakings that tackle substantial challenges and opportunities facing the field of libraries and archives. The grant is awarded to projects that support new tools, research, and services that will be widely adopted ...
Robert S. Martin as Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. From 2001 to 2005, Martin was the director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), [1] and he served concurrently as the acting chair of the National Endowment for the Arts from Oct. 2001 to Jan. 2002. [2]
In May 2018, Reading Public Library was selected as a recipient of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This award represents institutions that offer "dynamic programming and services that exceed expected levels of service" and that also "bring about change that touches the lives of ...
Shaler North Hills Library received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2012. [7] Citing over 50,000 patrons attending library programming annually, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which presents the National Medal, recognized the library's commitment to community outreach and service. [8]
In 2015, the Los Angeles Public Library won the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor for a library or museum. Awarded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the medal was presented by First Lady Michelle Obama at a White House ceremony. John Szabo, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library