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1 week ago | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan agency within the legislative branch, issued a report on Monday finding that the Trump administration broke the law when it withheld funding to the nation’s libraries via the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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1 week ago | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
At the dawn of the pandemic when libraries and bookstores closed their doors, a group of authors came together to brainstorm ways to stay connected with readers. Without book tours and opportunities to promote their work, they quickly had to shift to virtual options to keep their books in front of readers.
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3 weeks ago | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
I played basketball from the time I was about nine years old until a knee injury sidelined me in high school. The game features in some of my happiest memories from growing up—from my dad coaching our undefeated rec league team to summer open gym sessions to laughing with my teammates at pre-game dinners and post-game bus rides. I enjoyed playing basketball, but what I really loved was being part of a team.
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1 month ago | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
Library of Congress Photo by Wally Gobetz via Flickr A dispute over leadership at the Library of Congress (LoC) has emerged as a test in the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government. Following the May 8 firing of Dr. Carla Hayden, former LoC deputy librarian Robert Newlen assumed the acting Librarian of Congress post.
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1 month ago | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
Library of Congress Photo by Wally Gobetz via Flickr A dispute over leadership at the Library of Congress (LoC) has emerged in what appears to be a test over the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government. Following the May 8 firing of Dr. Carla Hayden, former LoC deputy librarian Robert Newlen assumed the acting Librarian of Congress post.
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2 months ago | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
A multi-state coalition files lawsuit following week of rapid changes at IMLS. 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 Minority Business Development Agency and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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2 months ago | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
Last year I read about a meteorologist named Chris Gloninger who took a job at a television station in Des Moines, IA, with a goal of increasing the station’s climate coverage. Agriculture is the cornerstone of Iowa’s economy, and he saw an opportunity to provide information about climate issues that could be valuable to farmers. Yet when Gloninger spoke openly about climate change in his weathercasts, he began to receive death threats.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
The National Museum and Library Services Board, which serves in an advisory capacity to the director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), pens a letter to new Acting Director Keith Sonderling outlining which functions it considers essential obligations of the organization.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
If you’re not deep in library policy and advocacy, you may not have crossed paths with Alan Inouye—but America’s libraries have surely felt the impact of his work. Inouye has led advocacy and public policy for the American Library Association (ALA) since 2007, where he’s touched everything from E-Rate to copyright to ebook access, securing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for libraries.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich
On Friday night, March 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order that called for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and six other agencies. In FY24, the IMLS budget was $294.8 million, of which more than $211 million was dedicated to library services through the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA), the leading source of federal funding for America’s libraries.
