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Federal EO impacting widely-used library service

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Mason County District Library sends and receives about upwards of 13,000 items a year through MeLCat (Michigan E Library catalog) which allows for interlibrary lending.

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Superior Telegram

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Small Wisconsin libraries might be hit hard by federal downsizing

Federal funding for Wisconsin library systems might be at risk after President Donald Trump ordered the elimination of an agency that provides financial support to libraries nationwide. In a March 14 executive order, Trump directed the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, or ILMS, functions “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law” as his administration seeks to downsize the federal government. The agency is …

4 days ago

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Jessamine Journal

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The library has record checkouts in February; an Executive Order threatens library staff and funding

The Jessamine County Public Library (JCPL) Board of Trustees held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. The Board of Trustees discussed financial reports, February library statistics, President Trump’s Executive Order in the director’s report, the 2025-2026 budget, and trustee nominations. Finances According to Ron Critchfield, Executive Director of JCPL, the library was under budget overall last month. However, the library exceede…

4 days ago·Nicholasville, United States

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Greenfield Recorder

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Beth Girshman: Well-funded library services part of what makes America great

I am stunned at the potential losses for library services throughout Massachusetts with the proposed elimination/reductions in federal funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Shoreline Media Group

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Federal EO impacting widely-used library service

Mason County District Library sends and receives about upwards of 13,000 items a year through MeLCat (Michigan E Library catalog) which allows for interlibrary lending.

6 days ago

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The Morning Sun

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Library services at risk due to potential federal funding cuts

Trump’s administration recently declared an executive order to eliminate the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is the largest source of federal funding for public libraries.

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Fort Bend Herald

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Invest in local libraries

Libraries have always been a lifeline for me -- as a kid in public housing when they opened my mind to new places, as a graduate student when they opened my mind to new perspectives, and as a mother when…

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