2023 Annual Financial Report
The Annual Financial Report details the health of the agency's finances in Fiscal Year 2023.
Learning Agenda: Research Questions to Guide IMLS Priorities, FY 2023-2026
IMLS’s Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) is leading the development of the Agency’s first Learning Agenda, which is organized around actionable learnings to three research and evaluation priorities: child reading literacy, future of museums and equity grantmaking.
Accelerating Promising Practices for Small and Rural Libraries Program Evaluation
Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries (APP) was a pilot initiative, launched in 2018, by the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program. The goal of this pilot was to support projects that strengthen the ability of small and/or rural libraries and archives to serve their communities and to build grantee capacity through participation in a mentor-led community of practice.
2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service Brochure
The National Medal for Museum and Library Service brochure describes the work of the 2023 recipients of the nation's top award for institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities.
Research Brief: Access to Public Library Services and Materials During the First Nine Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This research brief highlights how public libraries ensured patrons had access to library services as the pandemic forced closures in communities around the nation beginning in March 2020.
IMLS Convening Summative Report
IMLS brought together nearly 100 museum leaders from across the field in Washington, DC, for the Museum Leadership in Dynamic Times convening—representing the diversity of the field by size, discipline, geography, and identities—to discuss lessons learned and remaining questions from the challenges that emerged starting in 2020, from decision-making in the face of a global pandemic to understanding how to respond to widespread community unrest.
2024 Congressional Budget Justification
The Institute of Museum and Library Service's Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Request to the United States Congress.
2022 Annual Financial Report
The Annual Financial Report details the health of the agency's finances in Fiscal Year 2022.
2022 Annual Performance Report
The Annual Performance Report presents the agency's program results, key accomplishments, and new initiatives during FY 2022.
2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service Brochure
The National Medal for Museum and Library Service brochure describes the work of the 2022 recipients of the nation’s top award for community service by museums and libraries.