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Associate Professor Shannon M. Oltmann and Professor Maria Cahill were awarded nearly $700,000 in combined grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent agency of the United States federal government charged with supporting libraries and museums. Oltmann plans to use the grant for a three-year research project that will examine how public libraries respond to attempts to ban books. Based on Cahill's findings, the team plans to design a professional development...

The State Library has been awarded a grant of more than $246,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as part of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. The grant will be used on efforts to support the psychosocial needs of Iowa library staff and patrons. “This grant will have

The Biden administration is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds to study why minority children read Japanese comic books, part of an initiative to implement "diversity, equity, and inclusion" in the nation's libraries.

The Biden administration is spending tons of money to solve a critical mystery: Why do black and brown kids like Japanese comics?

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced it awarded $467,000 in grant funding to East Tennessee State University for a project known as Libraries Count.

This grant project was a way to meet the needs of Native students and bring a much-needed cultural lens to the work of school librarians.

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EDWARDSVILLE — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continues to excel in library...

Edwardsville, IL (PRWEB) August 18, 2021 -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continues to excel in library and information science, gaining national

The funds will help the library study how it can support services for people with...