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FYI - general press release on the state
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Subject: Institute of Museum
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Apologies
for any cross-postings.
The following
is a press release from the federal Institute
of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this news release may be read on the
IMLS Web site at: http://www.imls.gov/news/2006/032206.shtm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2006
Press Contact
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mamie Bittner, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Institute of Museum and Library Services Awards Over $160
Million to State Libraries
Funding Helps
Americans Build Skills Necessary to Succeed in the 21st Century
Washington, DC—Anne-Imelda
Radice, Ph.D., Director of the federal Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS), announced grants totaling more than $163 million
to states for library service. “This funding helps libraries meet the
changing needs of their communities,” said Dr. Radice. A recent national
study from the American Library Association (ALA) underscores this assertion --
92% of American’s surveyed believe libraries will still be needed in the
future, even with all of the information available on the Internet.*
IMLS’
Library Grants to the States is the premier source of federal funding to the
nation’s libraries. The grants are awarded under the Library Services and
Technology Act (LSTA) and states provide at least one dollar for every two
dollars of federal support. States invest the dollars to expand learning
resources and access to information for individuals from all walks of life.
"These
funds help libraries promote literacy; provide services to children, teens and
families; connect seniors to health information; offer computer training and
even develop community disaster preparedness plans," said Radice.
"Whatever the community needs -- the library can be a part of the
solution."
For
examples of how states invest IMLS’ Library Grants to States please
access, http://www.imls.gov/news/2006/031506_index.shtm.
Grant amounts are determined by a population-based formula and the
state’s library administers the funds. The state library may
distribute the funds through subgrant competitions or cooperative agreements to
public, academic, research, school, and special libraries in their state.
About the Institute
of Museum and Library
Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the
primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and
15,000 museums. Its mission is to grow and sustain a “Nation of
Learners” because life-long learning is essential to a democratic society
and individual success. Through its grant making, convenings, research and
publications, the Institute empowers museums and libraries nationwide to
provide leadership and services to enhance learning in families and
communities, sustain cultural heritage, build twenty-first-century skills, and
increase civic participation. To learn more about the Institute, please visit: http://www.imls.gov.
*
American Library Association. @ your library: Attitudes Toward Public Libraries
Survey 2006 [January 2006] http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/reports/2006KRCReport.pdf.
Eileen
Maxwell
Public
Affairs Officer
Institute
of Museum and Library Services
1800 M
Street, NW
9th
Floor
Washington,
DC 20036-5802
202-653-4632
202-653-4600(fax)
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