Federal cuts threaten Idaho library and museum programs

Federal cuts threaten Idaho library and museum programs

IDAHO FALLS (Idaho Capital Sun) — At the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls, a program called the Teens at The Art Museum is meant to encourage youth to participate in museum activities.  “​​The demographic that visits museums is aging, and so teenagers and young adults are really the demographic that need to feel like a museum is a vital part of their community,” Amy Thompson, the museum’s development director, told the Idaho Capital Su…

Federal cuts threaten Idaho library and museum programs • Idaho Capital Sun

U.S. President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)At the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls, a program called the Teens at The Art Museum is meant to encourage youth to participate in museum activities.  “​​The demographic that visits museums is aging, and so teenagers and young adults are really…

Union local president says library services, programming will suffer in the wake of job cuts

socastcmsRssStartFreq 90.5/Oldies 96.7 News staffsocastcmsRssEnd Peterborough city council’s search for a $120,000 budget cut has resulted in the layoff of the three of the local public library’s four fulltime librarians, and that isn’t sitting well with its union local. Positions cut are the children’s librarian, the adult programmer and the access services librarian – each with more than 15 years’ on the job. According to Patricia Scoffield, …

Federal Cuts Threaten Idaho Library And Museum Programs

IDAHO FALLS, ID – At the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls, a program called the Teens at The Art Museum is meant to encourage youth to participate in museum activities. “​​The demographic that visits museums is aging, and so teenagers and young adults are really the demographic that need to feel like a museum is a vital part of their community,” Amy Thompson, the museum’s development director, told the Idaho Capital Sun. Youth with the…