April 09, 2026
The Trump administration reached a resolution Thursday in Washington, D.C., federal court with the American Library Association and a public sector union challenging an executive order eliminating an agency that disburses grants to libraries and museums, which means previously terminated grants will be reinstated and staff cuts will be rescinded.
June 06, 2025
Employees of the federal agency that provides grants and resources to public libraries cannot immediately get blocked President Donald Trump's executive order dismantling the agency, a Washington, D.C., federal judge ruled Friday, saying there is a likelihood the case belongs in the Court of Federal Claims.
May 02, 2025
Employees of the federal agency that provides grants and resources to public libraries can keep their jobs for now, with a federal judge in Washington, D.C., issuing a temporary restraining order blocking a mass layoff scheduled for May 4 from going into effect.
April 22, 2025
The Constitution vests President Donald Trump with the authority to reduce the size of the agency that disburses grants to U.S. libraries, the Trump administration told a Washington, D.C., federal judge, opposing two groups' attempt to reverse recent cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
April 10, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration is acting against Congress' will by making significant cuts to the agency that serves as "the lifeblood of the American library system," the American Library Association and a federal workers' union argued in Washington, D.C., federal court Thursday, asking the court to reverse the cuts.