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The Institute of Museum and Library Services Should Be Defunded

April 15, 2025 Arlene Quaratiello

In the past few weeks, there has been a massive outcry from the public library community that the defunding of a recent target of DOGE – the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) – will lead to the obliteration of library services that patrons have come to depend on and that the IMLS has … Read more

No Civilized Society Undermines Libraries?

April 15, 2025 Steve MacDonald

That’s the headline of an op-ed in the Union Leader. The author, James Garvin, is offended by the idea that the Trump Administration would put the entire Institute of Museum and Library Services staff on leave. The entire who? IMLS is the only federal agency dedicated to libraries and is also a crucial source of funding for … Read more