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Some communities vote for cuts in library budgets in response to “controversial materials."

Here are just a few libraries facing these kinds of threats and actions...

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September 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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We helped McCall Public Library pass a bond to fund a new building.

We checked in with them one year later...

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September 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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As part of a special initiative called Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries, IMLS awarded grants for community history and “community memory” projects, creating the Community Memory Cohort.

Here's how...

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Libraries Preserve Community Memory
Two years ago, a cohort of ten rural and tribal libraries around the country were awarded grants for community history and "community memory" projects, creating a Community Memory Cohort. Here's what…
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September 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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If they don't have a makerspace, they can help you find one.

Here's how:

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How to Find a Makerspace Near You
Step one: call the library.
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September 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Page 56 of Trump’s proposed budget calls for the closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The ONLY source of federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! #saveimls #fundlibraries share.nwmd.social/s/Pb0UPPj7
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August 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Page 56 of Trump’s proposed budget calls for the closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services - the ONLY source of federal funding for libraries.

Take action today!
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August 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Page 56 of Trump’s proposed budget calls for the closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The ONLY source of federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! #saveimls #fundlibraries share.nwmd.social/s/DzLlYS8A
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August 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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We know that Trump's proposed budget destroys the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

But what does IMLS do, and why does it matter?

You might be surprised!

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What Does Federal Funding for Libraries Pay For?
You'll be surprised!
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April 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Your voice matters 💌 Help protect beloved statewide programs like MeL & MeLCat by asking Congress to #FundLibraries. ALA makes it easy to send a message.
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August 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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📰🔗 News from the Detroit Free Press on ongoing efforts to #SaveIMLS👇 #LOVEMILibraries
Advocates 'encouraged' by ruling to stop federal cuts to program for libraries, museums
President Donald Trump's executive order in March was to cut Institute of Museum and Library Services, which gives federal funds to libraries, museums
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May 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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IMLS UPDATE:

Yesterday, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island blocked the March 2025 Executive Order seeking to eliminate the IMLS and six other agencies, ruling it violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

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States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts
A federal judge Tuesday wrote that President Trump's executive order dismantling the IMLS "disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government."
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May 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter to the IMLS Acting Director urging him to continue IMLS’s mission to support libraries and museums, as Congress intended when it created the agency.

Read the letter here: ow.ly/ZZzh50VpfNJ

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March 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Today, in a letter to Keith Sonderling, Acting Director of the IMLS, the National Museum and Library Services Board made it clear: IMLS’s core programs—including grants for digital literacy, tribal libraries, and librarian training—are not optional. They are mandated by law.
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Board Advising IMLS Tells Acting Director Mandates ‘Cannot’ Be Hindered
In a March 24 letter, the National Museum and Library Services Board laid out the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ statutory obligations for its acting director, Keith Sonderling, as supporte...
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March 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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In total, the state could see an annual loss of $10 million distributed among hundreds of public, school, and academic libraries as well as museums and historical organizations.

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Libraries Warn They Could Be ‘Cut off at the Knees’ by DOGE
A Trump executive order listing the Institute of Museum and Library Services as an unnecessary agency could mean rural libraries lose essential funding.
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March 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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“A dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services would have negative implications for every American and the library services on which they rely” State Superintendent Michael F. Rice, Ph.D.

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Trump takes aim at national library agency: What that could mean for Michigan libraries
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could all but dismantle a national museum and library agency, Michigan libraries are worried about what the move could mean for some stat…
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March 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Michigan’s libraries use $4.8M in federal funding from IMLS to deliver a HUGE ROI to our state: $25-$27 return for every $1 invested in our statewide digital library, MeL.

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Michigan libraries prepare for impact as Trump moves to eliminate federal library agency
There are nearly 1,300 libraries across the state of Michigan. Last year, they received almost $4.8 million from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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March 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services - the only federal agency that provides resources to our nation’s libraries, museums, and archives - is at risk.

Read the joint statement from Michigan Libraries, Museums, and Archives to learn more and get involved. #SAVEIMLS
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March 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Because these goals were just too scary for MAGA. So sorry to the 75 people who were let go from this.

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IMLS 2022-2026 Strategic Plan

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March 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum and Library Services here. #saveIMLS #libraries #librarians

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Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries!
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum...
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March 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Page 56 of Trump’s proposed budget for 2027 calls for the closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The ONLY source of federal funding for libraries.

Send a postcard today to stop this attack!

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Stop Trump's Proposed Elimination of IMLS!
Page 56 of Trump’s proposed budget for 2027 calls for the closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The ONLY source of federal funding for libraries. This small but essential federal
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April 10, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Page 56 of Trump’s proposed budget calls for the closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The ONLY source of federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! #saveimls #fundlibraries share.nwmd.social/s/at7FtgBK
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April 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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#FundLibraries #SaveIMLS
Library lovers, we need your help. A recent executive order calls for eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency that funds libraries nationwide. Libraries translate IMLS funding, a microscopic portion of the federal budget, into programs and services used in 1.2 billion in-person visits every year.* Without IMLS, many of the resources and programs we love could be at risk. But here’s the good news: Your voice can make a difference! Learn what you can do to help ➡️ https://ilovelibraries.org/article/trump-administration-calls-for-elimination-of-federal-funding-for-libraries/ #FundLibraries #SaveIMLS #ForOurLibraries
March 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Libraries wage postcard campaign, attempt to save federal funding
Public libraries across Wisconsin are encouraging patrons to write their U.S. Senators and Representatives to continue federal funding.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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aftersusanreads.bsky.social Susan @aftersusanreads.bsky.social · Jun 28
This is heartbreaking on so many levels. #alaac25
June 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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When you check out at HEB, you can support libraries this summer! #TexasLibraries #SaveIMLS #PublicLibraries
Image to promote supporting libraries when you check out at the HEB grocery store
June 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM