"Last week ULC joined partners from across the field for COSLA’s Voices for Libraries Day on Capitol Hill, meeting with staff from the House Education and Workforce Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on both the Republican and Democratic sides..."

As Congress returns from recess and refocuses its attention to the appropriations process, it must not lose sight of a decision that could fundamentally endanger American public libraries: whether to fund the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides states with vital grants that strengthen communities nationwide.