Library-to-library loaning threatened by cuts

Library-to-library loaning threatened by cuts

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - After a round of federal funding cuts, South Dakota libraries anticipate a change in how services will be provided, especially to rural areas. The South Dakota State Library won't renew the state's courier system past April 30, because of a loss of federal funds from the interlibrary loan (ILL) under the Institute Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The contract ends on April 30. Most of the services provided by the S.…

‘After all our hard work’: Federal fallout leads to suspension of interlibrary loan courier service

The downtown library in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)Checking out some books through local libraries could soon cost more than a standard library card fee. Libraries were instructed Monday to immediately suspend use of the state’s interlibrary loan courier program.  The courier service transports books and other library materials across South Dakota from the libraries that have them to those that don’t, typicall…

How federal cuts are shrinking South Dakotans' access to information

Simplified: Planned federal funding cuts to public library services are already impacting Sioux Falls, Siouxland Libraries Director Jodi Fick said Tuesday. And though cuts come from the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Fick notes in many ways they'll make delivering library services significantly less efficient. Why it mattersDOGE announced cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) earlier this month, and in …

‘After all our hard work’: Federal fallout hits South Dakota libraries

The downtown library in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)Checking out some books through local libraries could soon cost more than a standard library card fee.Libraries were instructed this week to immediately suspend use of the state’s interlibrary loan courier program.The courier service transports books and other library materials across South Dakota from the libraries that have them to those that don’t, typicall…