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Thursday, September 25, 2025 12:00 AM |
Contact Your MI State Representative and Senator TODAY
As budget negotiations in Lansing continue, library advocates must continue outreach to their legislators. We must ensure that lawmakers understand the importance of library funding—and that a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) line item must be included in the final version of the budget for federal dollars awarded to support Michigan libraries.
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Thursday, September 25, 2025 12:00 AM |
State of Michigan FY2026 Budget Update
With less than a week left before the constitutional deadline for the FY2026 state budget, uncertainty remains around state funding priorities—including resources that are critical for Michigan libraries. The budget impasse between the House, Senate, and the Governor’s office has stalled progress, and with the October 1 deadline looming, Michigan faces a possible government shutdown.
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Thursday, September 25, 2025 12:00 AM |
MLA Advocacy Action Plan FY2026
The MLA Advocacy and Legislative Committee finalized the Fiscal Year 2026 Action Plan. The plan outlines the top legislative priorities on both a State and Federal level, as well as an advocacy plan to promote the value of libraries and librarians to both legislators and the general public. View the MLA FY2026 Advocacy Action Plan (PDF). |
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Thursday, August 28, 2025 11:10 AM |
House Budget Advances Without IMLS Line Item
On Tuesday, August 26, the Michigan House of Representatives approved a budget spending bill for fiscal year 2026. Despite MLA’s advocacy to House Appropriation Chairs over the summer, the chamber’s spending plan does not include a line item for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). If a final version of the state budget does not include an IMLS line item, it will preclude the Library of Michigan from spending federal funds already awarded and earmarked for funding popular statewide programs like the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) and the Michigan eLibrary Catalog (MeLCat).
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Thursday, August 28, 2025 12:00 AM |
Michigan Library Millages August Election Results
Check out the roundup of the August 6, 2025, election results for millage issues on ballots around the state. We are pleased to share that every library millage on the ballots in Michigan this August passed! We are proud of the library boards, staff, and supporters for their work on these campaigns and their dedication to supporting their libraries. The Library of Michigan provides the listing of Public Library Millage Election Results from 2010 to the present, including the library millage type, if the millage is new, a renewal, or a renewal with an increase, the number of yes and no votes, the term, and the year it takes effect. View the results (pdf). |
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