OBFS and 73 other organizations signed onto a letter written by the National Science Collection (NSC) Alliance in support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
“We urge Congress to take decisive action to protect IMLS from harmful funding and staffing cuts,” the letter reads. “Public funding is crucial in order for museums, small and large, to fulfill their educational, cultural, and community roles, especially for smaller institutions that may struggle with private funding alone. We ask Congress to uphold its commitment to museums, demonstrated through the bipartisan reauthorization of IMLS in 2018. Preserving this vital agency is essential to maintaining the public benefits that museums provide to millions of Americans.”
This letter was sent to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the following committees, as well as the respective committee staff:
- House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
The full letter is available online on the NSCA website: https://nscalliance.org/nsc-alliance-leads-74-organizations-in-urging-congress-to-protect-imls/.