US EditionDOGE cuts threaten Fargo Public Library programs
- The Trump administration, with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, cut funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services , affecting libraries and museums nationwide.
- IMLS management informed 77 employees that they were being placed on paid administrative leave, resulting in staff instability affecting library funding.
- Approximately 80 percent of IMLS staff were put on administrative leave, likely leading to the termination of most grants.
- An administration official stated that these cuts are part of a mandate to reduce bureaucracy and prevent funding for divisive programming.
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DOGE cuts threaten Fargo Public Library programs
FARGO (KVRR) – The director of Fargo’s public library says some of the city’s most popular library programs are at risk from DOGE cuts in Washington, D.C. Tim Dirks says the organization that oversees grants that go to state libraries was abruptly closed within the last few days, employees sent home and the building locked. Since then, they’ve brought back a handful of employees, so it’s not clear if the cuts will still go through. If they do, i…
·North Dakota, United States
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