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Save the ILMS
Mar. 15th, 2025 09:33 pmYesterday, Trump published an executive order to eliminate the Insitute of Museum and Library Services. The ILMS distributes grants to libraries and museums to advance literacy and learning to communities across the U.S. I encourage you to contact your representatives to tell them to demand that the funding continue to be provided. Every Library (a library advocacy organization) also has a petition going around.
I'm not surprised the administration is trying to get rid of the ILMS. Libraries have been under attack across the U.S. for awhile, and Trump and co. have already targeted research funding and censored government websites. While I've struggled to stay engaged while being blasted by the fire hose of b.s. and pain, I'm afraid that if I and others don't speak up, the executive order will stand, and libraries' abilities to serve their communities will be weakened.
I'm not surprised the administration is trying to get rid of the ILMS. Libraries have been under attack across the U.S. for awhile, and Trump and co. have already targeted research funding and censored government websites. While I've struggled to stay engaged while being blasted by the fire hose of b.s. and pain, I'm afraid that if I and others don't speak up, the executive order will stand, and libraries' abilities to serve their communities will be weakened.
