Libraries see record increases for IMLS, E-Rate in ARPA bill Libraries are eligible for billions of dollars in recovery funding as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 passed by Congress on March 10. The Institute of Museum and Library Services received $200 million, the largest single increase in the agency's 25-year history. The package also provides billions of dollars in academic, public, and school library-eligible programs, including the Emergency Education Connectivity Fund through the federal E-Rate program.... ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office, March 10 http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/03/libraries-gain-record-increas... <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala-publishing.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT05OTA2NDU3JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY4MzIxNzQmbGk9ODQ4NjM4Nzg%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7Cdad332c74c4946ebafdc08d8e4037c18%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637510051011610979%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=F215VrMKPFeArdcDXwnXgN%2BeT2NhY33ZKyl2RmJu%2F%2Bg%3D&reserved=0> Shannon White Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909 Whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov> 517-335-1507 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Call me on Teams<callto:whites29@michigan.gov>