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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761">Please pardon the cross-posting.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761">Hi, folks. I’m sharing the latest update related to the situation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). See the email below from Wendy Cornelisen, State
Librarian. For those who are new to the listserv or situation, many Library Support services and programs (ex: OSLIS, statewide databases, Answerland) plus 6.7 FTE of staff are funded by federal tax dollars that all state libraries receive through the Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA). In an executive order and as part of his proposed federal fiscal year 2026 budget, the IMLS and LSTA were identified for elimination by the president. Despite that, the Senate and now the House have included IMLS / LSTA
funding in their draft budgets as part of the current federal budget process. The
<u><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/Pages/Updates.aspx">State Library of Oregon updates page</a></u> provides more background information. As a reminder, Ready to Read funds for public libraries come from the state’s General Fund so are not affected
by the IMLS / LSTA situation. – Thanks, Jen</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761">(Jen Maurer, School Library Consultant, Library Support and Development Services, State Library of Oregon,
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C3649"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0C3649">jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov</span></a>)</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> ola@memberclicks-mail.net <ola@memberclicks-mail.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Wendy Cornelisen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 2, 2025 5:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> MAURER Jennifer * SLO <jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [oasl-all] House subcommittee supports IMLS funding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks to everyone who was able to connect with your member of Congress over the past few months!
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After the long summer recess, the House is back in session today, with the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2026 budget high on the priority list. This includes making specific funding decisions for federal agencies, including the Institute for Museum and Library
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Yesterday House Appropriations released the FFY 2026 bill that includes the budget recommendation for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee (LHHS). The bill matches
what is included in the <u><a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26_lhhs_bill_text.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Senate bill for IMLS</span></a></u>, that is, nearly level-funding for IMLS, and for the LSTA Grants to States program.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Today, the House Subcommittee passed this bill. This isn’t the end of the process, but this is promising news: the Senate and the House bills currently align on the amount included for IMLS in the federal
2026 budget. Both the full House and Senate must pass the funding bill, which then goes to reconciliation to account for any differences.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">These are the funds that, if allocated, would be spent by the State Library starting in July 2026, for state fiscal year 2027.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’ll keep sharing updates as I learn more. Please let me know if there are any questions in the meantime!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thanks,
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Wendy </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#215E99"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Wendy Cornelisen (she, her, hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Librarian<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Office: 503-378-4367| Mobile 971-375-3992<br>
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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