Can I ask you a small favor? Will you please read and widely share this new post that I wrote today about how the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services changed my life (it's true!) and why we must save the agency? Thanks! #saveIMLS #libraries #museums crhinesmith.com/2025/03/17/s...
#SaveIMLS: How the IMLS Shaped My Career and Why We Must Save The Agency – Colin Rhinesmith
crhinesmith.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Can I ask you a small favor? Will you please read and widely share this new post that I wrote today about how the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services changed my life (it's true!) and why we must save the agency? Thanks! #saveIMLS #libraries #museums crhinesmith.com/2025/03/17/s...
a microscopic portion of the federal budget, into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people every year. Without IMLS, many of the resources and programs we love could be at risk
#FundLibraries #SaveIMLS #ForOurLibraries
#FundLibraries #SaveIMLS #ForOurLibraries
Trump Administration Calls for Elimination of Federal Funding for Libraries
On Friday night, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services—the nation’s only federal agency that provides funds for America’...
ilovelibraries.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
a microscopic portion of the federal budget, into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people every year. Without IMLS, many of the resources and programs we love could be at risk
#FundLibraries #SaveIMLS #ForOurLibraries
#FundLibraries #SaveIMLS #ForOurLibraries
The American Library Association (ALA) has issued a set of FAQ's about President Trump's Executive Order which appears to be designed to destroy the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
FAQ: Executive Order Targeting IMLS
This set of frequently asked questions is intended to help library workers, library advocates, and library users understand this Executive Order.
www.ala.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
As I seem to be on a reading rant just at the moment...
I read over 160 books last year. I read daily.
Right now I am reading the #DungeonCrawlerCarl series.
It. Is. #PHENOMENAL
I highly recommend it.
The author, @mattdinniman.bsky.social appears to be on tour this month.
#readBooks
#SaveIMLS
I read over 160 books last year. I read daily.
Right now I am reading the #DungeonCrawlerCarl series.
It. Is. #PHENOMENAL
I highly recommend it.
The author, @mattdinniman.bsky.social appears to be on tour this month.
#readBooks
#SaveIMLS
So many fun places to go meet @mattdinniman.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
As I seem to be on a reading rant just at the moment...
I read over 160 books last year. I read daily.
Right now I am reading the #DungeonCrawlerCarl series.
It. Is. #PHENOMENAL
I highly recommend it.
The author, @mattdinniman.bsky.social appears to be on tour this month.
#readBooks
#SaveIMLS
I read over 160 books last year. I read daily.
Right now I am reading the #DungeonCrawlerCarl series.
It. Is. #PHENOMENAL
I highly recommend it.
The author, @mattdinniman.bsky.social appears to be on tour this month.
#readBooks
#SaveIMLS
“The @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social said funding cuts mean cuts to services, hours of operations, and in more rural areas, some libraries may be forced to close entirely.”
wgntv.com/western-subu...
#SaveIMLS
wgntv.com/western-subu...
#SaveIMLS
April 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“The @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social said funding cuts mean cuts to services, hours of operations, and in more rural areas, some libraries may be forced to close entirely.”
wgntv.com/western-subu...
#SaveIMLS
wgntv.com/western-subu...
#SaveIMLS
April 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
📢 **IMLS Needs Your Help!** 📢
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days—a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign the petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts!
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days—a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign the petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts!
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
March 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
📢 **IMLS Needs Your Help!** 📢
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days—a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign the petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts!
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days—a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign the petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts!
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
📢 **IMLS Needs Your Help!** 📢
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days, a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts! #SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days, a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts! #SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries
In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...
action.everylibrary.org
March 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
📢 **IMLS Needs Your Help!** 📢
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days, a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts! #SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days, a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts! #SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
Please call your representatives. Leave a voicemail if their office is closed. Libraries can’t afford to lose access to library and museum funding. Rural communities will be the hardest hit by this.
#saveIMLS
#saveIMLS
NEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1.
More here:
More here:
EveryLibrary Condemns the Trump Administration's Termination of IMLS Grants as an Attack on Libraries, Museums, and Archives Everywhere.
State Library Agencies and other grant recipients across the country began receiving official notices from the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services terminating their grants,...
www.everylibrary.org
April 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Please call your representatives. Leave a voicemail if their office is closed. Libraries can’t afford to lose access to library and museum funding. Rural communities will be the hardest hit by this.
#saveIMLS
#saveIMLS
I’m super grateful to the attorneys general from these 20 states 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
#saveIMLS #LibraryLife #ILoveLibraries #lawsuit
#saveIMLS #LibraryLife #ILoveLibraries #lawsuit
A multi-state coalition files lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the elimination of IMLS.
www.libraryjournal.com/story/twenty...
www.libraryjournal.com/story/twenty...
Lawsuit Filed Over Cuts to IMLS, Federal Agencies
On Friday, April 4 attorneys general from 20 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to stop the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as well as the Minor...
www.libraryjournal.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’m super grateful to the attorneys general from these 20 states 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
#saveIMLS #LibraryLife #ILoveLibraries #lawsuit
#saveIMLS #LibraryLife #ILoveLibraries #lawsuit
Call representatives.
Tell others.
Encourage all to speak.
Withstand the dismantling of all that is good and decent in America.
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesTransform
Tell others.
Encourage all to speak.
Withstand the dismantling of all that is good and decent in America.
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesTransform
March 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Call representatives.
Tell others.
Encourage all to speak.
Withstand the dismantling of all that is good and decent in America.
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesTransform
Tell others.
Encourage all to speak.
Withstand the dismantling of all that is good and decent in America.
#SaveIMLS #LibrariesTransform
But here’s the good news: Your voice can make a difference!”
Learn what you can do to help ➡️ ilovelibraries.org/article/trum...
#FundLibraries #SaveIMLS #ForOurLibraries
Learn what you can do to help ➡️ ilovelibraries.org/article/trum...
#FundLibraries #SaveIMLS #ForOurLibraries
Trump Administration Calls for Elimination of Federal Funding for Libraries
On Friday night, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services—the nation’s only federal agency that provides funds for America’...
ilovelibraries.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
But here’s the good news: Your voice can make a difference!”
Learn what you can do to help ➡️ ilovelibraries.org/article/trum...
#FundLibraries #SaveIMLS #ForOurLibraries
Learn what you can do to help ➡️ ilovelibraries.org/article/trum...
#FundLibraries #SaveIMLS #ForOurLibraries
Many media outlets and pundits are interviewing MAGA voters for various reasons. "Why do you support...?", "Do you regret...?" I've watched and read a lot of them.
A question I've NEVER seen asked is: "What is the last book you read?"
#readBooks
#libraries
#SaveIMLS
geediting.com/9-science-ba...
A question I've NEVER seen asked is: "What is the last book you read?"
#readBooks
#libraries
#SaveIMLS
geediting.com/9-science-ba...
9 Science-Backed Ways Reading Makes Your Smarter (Infographic)
Do you remember when you first learned to string letters together to read words on a page? Reading is a skill that keeps on giving. It helps you move about the world with greater ease. The ability to ...
geediting.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Many media outlets and pundits are interviewing MAGA voters for various reasons. "Why do you support...?", "Do you regret...?" I've watched and read a lot of them.
A question I've NEVER seen asked is: "What is the last book you read?"
#readBooks
#libraries
#SaveIMLS
geediting.com/9-science-ba...
A question I've NEVER seen asked is: "What is the last book you read?"
#readBooks
#libraries
#SaveIMLS
geediting.com/9-science-ba...
Today, in a letter to Keith Sonderling, Acting Director of the IMLS, the National Museum and Library Services Board made it clear: IMLS’s core programs—including grants for digital literacy, tribal libraries, and librarian training—are not optional. They are mandated by law.
📰🔗👇 #SaveIMLS
📰🔗👇 #SaveIMLS
Board Advising IMLS Tells Acting Director Mandates ‘Cannot’ Be Hindered
In a March 24 letter, the National Museum and Library Services Board laid out the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ statutory obligations for its acting director, Keith Sonderling, as supporte...
www.publishersweekly.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Today, in a letter to Keith Sonderling, Acting Director of the IMLS, the National Museum and Library Services Board made it clear: IMLS’s core programs—including grants for digital literacy, tribal libraries, and librarian training—are not optional. They are mandated by law.
📰🔗👇 #SaveIMLS
📰🔗👇 #SaveIMLS
Hands off rally Montclair NJ. It was great to be able to hear so many leaders including Senator Corey Booker speak! #savelibraries #saveimls #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hands off rally Montclair NJ. It was great to be able to hear so many leaders including Senator Corey Booker speak! #savelibraries #saveimls #handsoff
Because these goals were just too scary for MAGA. So sorry to the 75 people who were let go from this.
#IMLS #libraries #museums #saveIMLS
IMLS 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
www.imls.gov/sites/defaul...
#IMLS #libraries #museums #saveIMLS
IMLS 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
www.imls.gov/sites/defaul...
March 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Because these goals were just too scary for MAGA. So sorry to the 75 people who were let go from this.
#IMLS #libraries #museums #saveIMLS
IMLS 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
www.imls.gov/sites/defaul...
#IMLS #libraries #museums #saveIMLS
IMLS 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
www.imls.gov/sites/defaul...
Signed!
Encouraging others to sign this too!
Let’s let those placed in power know that the American Public does not want this.
#SaveIMLS
action.everylibrary.org/emailreps via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Encouraging others to sign this too!
Let’s let those placed in power know that the American Public does not want this.
#SaveIMLS
action.everylibrary.org/emailreps via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Send an Email to Congress
We built this petition to help you let your representatives know that libraries continue to be an integral part of a healthy American community.
action.everylibrary.org
March 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Signed!
Encouraging others to sign this too!
Let’s let those placed in power know that the American Public does not want this.
#SaveIMLS
action.everylibrary.org/emailreps via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Encouraging others to sign this too!
Let’s let those placed in power know that the American Public does not want this.
#SaveIMLS
action.everylibrary.org/emailreps via @everylibrary.bsky.social
How to support your library:
-Use it
-Talk about it positively to others, including social media
-Show up to city council meetings
-Show up to library board meetings
-Run for library board seats
-Become a friend of the library
-contact your rep when a bill affects libraries
-give to fundraisers
-Use it
-Talk about it positively to others, including social media
-Show up to city council meetings
-Show up to library board meetings
-Run for library board seats
-Become a friend of the library
-contact your rep when a bill affects libraries
-give to fundraisers
March 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The IMLS is more than a grantmaking entity – it is the only federal agency dedicated to sustaining the entire museum and library ecosystem in the United States.
theconversation.com/trump-admini...
theconversation.com/trump-admini...
Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums.
theconversation.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
It's officially #TakeActionForLibraries Day!
To celebrate and advocate for libraries and library funding, we want every library lover to make their voice heard today.
Head to ala.org/showup to take action by calling or emailing Congress, writing a letter to your local newspaper, and more!
To celebrate and advocate for libraries and library funding, we want every library lover to make their voice heard today.
Head to ala.org/showup to take action by calling or emailing Congress, writing a letter to your local newspaper, and more!
April 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Oh the symbolism of the Institute of Museum & Library Services not being at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's annual conference.
GLAM Fam, are you gonna show up of Libraries & Museums? Please comment what you're doing to #SaveIMLS
#Gallery #Library #Archive #Museum
#FundLibraries #FundMuseums #GLAMFam
GLAM Fam, are you gonna show up of Libraries & Museums? Please comment what you're doing to #SaveIMLS
#Gallery #Library #Archive #Museum
#FundLibraries #FundMuseums #GLAMFam
August 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Oh the symbolism of the Institute of Museum & Library Services not being at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's annual conference.
GLAM Fam, are you gonna show up of Libraries & Museums? Please comment what you're doing to #SaveIMLS
#Gallery #Library #Archive #Museum
#FundLibraries #FundMuseums #GLAMFam
GLAM Fam, are you gonna show up of Libraries & Museums? Please comment what you're doing to #SaveIMLS
#Gallery #Library #Archive #Museum
#FundLibraries #FundMuseums #GLAMFam
NEWS: In a new executive order, Trump is purporting to eliminate ~all but statutory requirements~ of more agencies, including the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution and United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
March 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Fellow Iowans,
I want to share what is being taken away from us if the executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services is signed.
Please share your voice to stop this and encourage others to do so here:
oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edi...
#SaveIMLS
I want to share what is being taken away from us if the executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services is signed.
Please share your voice to stop this and encourage others to do so here:
oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edi...
#SaveIMLS
March 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Fellow Iowans,
I want to share what is being taken away from us if the executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services is signed.
Please share your voice to stop this and encourage others to do so here:
oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edi...
#SaveIMLS
I want to share what is being taken away from us if the executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services is signed.
Please share your voice to stop this and encourage others to do so here:
oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edi...
#SaveIMLS
📢 **IMLS Needs Your Help!** 📢
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days, a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts! #SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days, a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts! #SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries
In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...
action.everylibrary.org
March 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
📢 **IMLS Needs Your Help!** 📢
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days, a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts! #SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter
An Executive Order is slashing IMLS staff from 65 to a skeleton crew in just 7 days, a devastating blow to museums, libraries & cultural institutions nationwide.
Sign petition: action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025
Every voice counts! #SaveIMLS #LibrariesMatter