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Surprise, surprise: DJT is coming for the libraries.

Summary by Daily Kos

It had to happen. Given how DJT feels about literacy… DJT has just signed an executive order targeting the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This is the Federal agency which is in charge of distributing Congressionally-approved funds to both...

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Surprise, surprise: DJT is coming for the libraries.

22 days ago·United States

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Literary Hub

Trump is trying to destroy libraries.

Image from the New York Public Libraries Digital Collections The hogmen and shock troops of the Trump-Musk administration have gone after another essential and beloved mainstay of public life: libraries. Trump signed a broad executive order last Friday that puts libraries in existential danger by dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) which […]

19 days ago

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ilind.net

They're going after our libraries

Now they're coming for the libraries and the librarians! Museums, too. Following attacks on universities and colleges, and elimination of the Department of Education, there's definitely a theme to these assaults on institutions of learning. On Friday night, DLT signed another executive order calling for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America’s libraries. This one hits close t…

20 days ago

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YubaNet

ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services

WASHINGTON – An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America’s libraries. The following statement was made by the American Library Association: Americans have loved and relied on public, school and academic libraries for […] The post ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Muse…

22 days ago

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I Love Libraries

Trump Administration Calls for Elimination of Federal Funding for Libraries

The Trump Administration has called for the elimination of the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the nation's only federal agency that provides funds for America's libraries. The post Trump Administration Calls for Elimination of Federal Agency that Funds Libraries appeared first on I Love Libraries.

22 days ago

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stephenslighthouse.com

EveryLibrary: Statement on Trump’s Attack on Federal Funding for Libraries - Stephen's Lighthouse

Statement on Trump’s Attack on Federal Funding for Libraries https://www.everylibrary.org/statementimls2025 In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients. CLICK TO SHARE THIS ON BLUESKY, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND LINKEDIN! The Ex…

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