. ▁ ▁“ Th ous ands ▁of ▁libraries ▁of ▁all ▁types ▁– ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁glo be ▁- ▁use ▁the ▁Camp aign ’ s ▁@ ▁your ▁library ▁brand . ▁ ▁The ▁Camp aign ▁is ▁made ▁possible ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁A LA ’ s ▁Library ▁Champions ". ▁The ▁Public ▁Library ▁Association ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁was ▁formed ▁within ▁A LA ▁and ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Library ▁Ext ension ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Public ▁Library ▁Division . ▁ ▁This ▁division ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Public ▁Library ▁Association ▁( P LA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Today , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁over arch ing ▁association ▁for ▁most ▁public ▁li br ari ans ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁its ▁main ▁aim ▁is ▁to ▁“ str ength en ▁public ▁libraries ▁and ▁their ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁communities ▁they ▁serve ”. ▁ ▁Institute ▁of ▁Museum ▁and ▁Library ▁Services ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁of ▁Museum ▁and ▁Library ▁Services ▁( I ML S ) ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁sources ▁of ▁federal ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ’ ▁ 1 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁libraries ▁and ▁ 1 7 , 5 0 0 ▁museum s . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁I ML S ▁website , ▁the ▁Institute ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁“ create ▁strong ▁libraries ▁and ▁museum s ▁that ▁connect ▁people ▁to ▁information ▁and ▁ideas . ▁The ▁Institute ▁works ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level ▁and