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White House Cutting Off Opportunities for Americans with IMLS Staff Cuts, Says ALA President

On March 31, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staff were placed on administrative leave and all grants and contracts were suspended and ultimately likely to be cancelled as a result of President Trump’s executive order requiring IMLS and six other federal agencies to “be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” American Library Association president Cindy Hohl pleaded with Congress to act and urged Americans everywhere to speak out against the move.

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What Does the Institute of Museum and Library Services Do, and How Will Its Elimination Affect You?

Some of the many programs that may be affected by the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services include: early literacy development; summer reading programs for kids; high-speed internet access; employment assistance for job seekers; braille and talking books for people with visual impairments; staff training, recruitment, and professional development; preservation, maintenance, and digitization of collections; and so much more.

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Lacey Rollins and Lizzie Dufresne, staff at Jessie E. McCully Memorial Library. Photograph courtesy of Sierra Jones and the Jessie E. McCully Memorial Library.

Transforming Access: How Nearly 700 Small and Rural Libraries Are Advancing Accessibility

Since 2022, the American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities initiative has awarded grants to 662 small and rural libraries nationwide. In the latest round of funding, 300 libraries will receive money to enhance accessibility to facilities, services, and programs for people with disabilities. Seventy-three percent of these round-three grantees serve populations of 5,000 people or less.

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