Letter: Fed cuts logical in these financially trying times | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Libraries evolve and thrive despite threats of funding cuts

REDFIELD, S.D. – On five occasions this year, librarian Sarah Jones-Lutter has left the quiet, comfortable confines of the historic Redfield Carnegie Library and made her voice heard in the uncertain world of politics. Jones-Lutter made four trips to the Capitol in Pierre and recently flew to Washington to lobby state and federal lawmakers against proposed funding cuts that could hurt libraries in her hometown and across the state. One of her tr…

Letter: Fed cuts logical in these financially trying times | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

In February, this paper ran a story about how the Maui Humane Society might have to close due to federal budget cuts (“Maui Humane Society loses 3 due to cuts in federal funding,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 25). I love dogs, but my first thought was: why are they receiving federal money?

Proposed Funding Cuts Could Reduce Access To Hawaiʻi Libraries

Potential cuts to staff and construction funds for the state library system also come amid ongoing uncertainty around federal support.

Wisconsin libraries brace for steep drop in services under federal funding cuts - Wausau Pilot & Review

by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner April 21, 2025 Threatened federal funding cuts are causing uncertainty for the future of Wisconsin libraries and the

Roundup: “Proposed Funding Cuts Could Reduce Access to Hawai’i Libraries”; “As Lawmakers Debate Library Funding, Ohioans Keep Showing Up:”; “Wisconsin Libraries Brace For Steep Drop in Services Under Federal Funding Cuts”; & More Headlines

Hawaii Proposed Funding Cuts Could Reduce Access to Hawai’i Libraries (via Hawaii Civil Beat) Ohio As Lawmakers Debate Library Funding, Ohioans Keep Showing Up (via Cleveland.Com) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Libraries, Museums Brace For ‘Devastating Impact’ of Trump Cuts (via Penn Live) Wisconsin Wisconsin Libraries Brace For Steep Drop in Services Under Federal Funding Cuts (via (Wisconsin Examiner)