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Institute of Museum and Library Services

Institute of Museum and Library Services
Agency overview
Formed1996 (1996)
Headquarters955 L'Enfant Plaza
Washington, D.C.
Employees70
Annual budget$313.58 million for 2023
Agency executive
Websitewww.imls.gov

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."[2] It has provided much of the funding for interlibrary loan programs in the United States.[3][4][5]

In March 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order, titled "Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy", that directed that the IMLS be eliminated "to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law", along with several other agencies.[6][7][8] On May 1, 2025 a lawsuit brought by the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees resulted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granting a temporary restraining order to block the Trump Administration’s dismantling of IMLS.[9]

  1. ^ "News Release". Institute of Museum and Library Services. March 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "Mission". imls.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Yorio, Kara (April 4, 2025). "The Cost of Losing IMLS Funding". School Library Journal. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Paul, Maddie (April 15, 2025). "Library-to-library loaning threatened by cuts". KELOLAND.COM. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  5. ^ Schopp, Collin (April 4, 2025). "Interlibrary loan program a top concern amid looming federal library funding cuts". WCBU.org. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "Continued Reduction of the Federal Bureaucract". The White House. March 14, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  7. ^ Bianco, Ali (March 15, 2025). "Trump's next agency cuts include US-backed global media, library and museum grants". Politico. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  8. ^ Pager, Tyler (March 15, 2025). "Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America's Parent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  9. ^ Federal Court Halts Dismantling of Federal Library Agency in ALA Lawsuit American Library Association, May 1, 2025.

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