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Faced With Federal Funding Cuts, Local Libraries Appeal to Patrons - The Lincoln County News

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Directors of Lincoln County libraries called for community support in the face of an executive order from the White House they said would be “catastrophic” to their operations. The post Faced With Federal Funding Cuts, Local Libraries Appeal to Patrons appeared first on The Lincoln County News.

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Faced With Federal Funding Cuts, Local Libraries Appeal to Patrons - The Lincoln County News

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sdnews.com

Libraries: The great equalizer

Letter to Editor A library patron stopped at our display table highlighting National Friends of Libraries Week to tell us that she loves the library because it is an equalizer. When asked why she felt that way, she replied that it’s the only place in a community where everybody is equal. Whether you’re homeless or a millionaire, you have the same access to the library and all of its resources. As Patrick Stewart, CEO of Library Foundation SD …

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perugazette.com

Federal order looks to eliminate funds for museums, libraries

Funds support free internet access, summer reading, museum projects Click here for the Sun Community News story

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Brattleboro Reformer

Letter to the Editor: Support federal funding of libraries and museums

To the Editor: I am stunned at the potential losses for library services throughout Massachusetts with the proposed elimination/reductions in federal IMLS funding.

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wsjm.com

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Federal cuts could trickle down to local library borrowing program

Libraries across Michigan are bracing for the effects of an executive order from the White House this month to reduce or eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The IMLS provides grants to states across the country, awarding more than $8 million to Michigan last year. More than half of that went to the Library of Michigan, which in turn trickled the funds own to local libraries. About $1.6 million went to individual libraries. Li…

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