IMLS budget briefing

The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites
library and museum trade press to a briefing on President Bush's FY
2002 Budget Request for the agency.  IMLS fosters leadership,
innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's
museums and libraries.  As a major source of federal funds for these
institutions, IMLS assists museums in their educational and
curatorial missions and provides technical and professional
assistance to libraries.

Briefing on President Bush's FY 2002 Budget Request for the Institute
of Museum and Library Services

Tuesday, April 10, 10:00 AM - NOON

Old Post Office Building, Room M-07, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC

To attend, call Eileen Maxwell or Mamie Bittner at 202-606-8339 to
be put on the press list.

About IMLS--Created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996,
P.L. 104-208, IMLS administers the Library Services and Technology
Act and the Museum Services Act.  IMLS has an annual budget of
approximately $230 million. The Institute receives policy advice
from two Presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed entities: the
National Commission for Libraries and Information Science and the
National Museum Services Board.


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