First Lady Recognizes Country's Top Creative Youth Development Programs Exemplary Programs That Build Young People’s 21st-Century Skills Are Honored at the White House Washington, DC –For the eighth and final time since assuming her role in the White House in 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama recognized and celebrated 12 young people from across the country today, on behalf of the award-winning creative youth development programs in which they participate.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National STEM Video Game Challenge Announces Winners of Fifth Annual Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contacts Janelle Brevard, IMLS 202-653-4630, jbrevard@imls.gov Cara Priestley, FSG 206-577-6539, cara.priestley@fsg.org IMLS Community Salute Initiative Launches with San Antonio Meeting Blog Series and Twitter Chat extend the conversation to the public

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Giuliana Bullard, 202-653-4799 gbullard@imls.gov IMLS Releases Guidelines for the National Leadership Grants for Libraries and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Programs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Giuliana Bullard, 202-653-4799 gbullard@imls.gov Report on Condition of State Library Administrative Agencies Now Available

Contacts: Giuliana Bullard, IMLS, 202-653-4799 gbullard@imls.gov Timothy Cherubini, COSLA, 859-514-9826 tcherubini@cosla.org   IMLS and COSLA Announce Project to Develop Public Library Data and Outcomes Action Plan “Measures that Matter” seeks broad input to improve ability to tell public library value through data

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact: Giuliana Bullard gbullard@imls.gov 202-653-4799 IMLS and FSG Launch Initiative to Develop Community-Based Solutions for Veterans and Military Families Focus Will Be on Community-Centric Approaches for Museums and Libraries 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov IMLS Awards $10.5 Million in Sparks and National Leadership Grants Washington, DC - Today the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded 44 grants, totaling $10,545,493, through three key library and museum grant programs.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov IMLS Announces $2.2 Million for New STEMeX Grant Initiative Four Recipients Will Lead Projects Examining STEM Programs for Children and Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Giuliana Bullard (202) 653-4799 gbullard@imls.gov Library of Congress Press Contact John Sayers (202) 707-9216 jsay@loc.gov Library of Congress Public Contact Mary Alice Ball (202) 707-1621 mbal@loc.gov 2016-2017 Class of National Digital Stewardship Residents Selected