Publishers Weekly reports a settlement between the American Library Association, AFSCME, and the federal government over the Institute of Museum and Library Services - ending a stretch of litigation and uncertainty about the agency's funding and operations.
For libraries and the publishers who rely on them, stability at IMLS matters for grants, training, and infrastructure programs that quietly keep collections and literacy work running. "For now" is doing real work: the underlying political fights over federal support for libraries don't disappear with one filing.
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