Chelliana Library, library in Tuscany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_Chelliana

DOGE has decimated the Institute of Museum and Library Services #libraries #museums #doge #IMLS https://news.artnet.com/art-world/doge-decimates-institute-museum-library-services-imls-2626543

#IMLS #Libraries #TribalLibraries

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/04/04/tribal-libraries-may-lose-funding-as-trump-dismantles-small-agency/82574884007/

Report From the California Digital Library (CDL): "Ebook #Usability Report on Aggregator Platforms: A Case Study of EBSCO and ProQuest" https://www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/california-digital-library-cdl-ebook-usability-report-on-aggregator-platforms-a-case-study-of-ebsco-and-proquest/ #ebooks #libraries

The Republicans’ attempt to gut public library funding is getting more and more attention. Continue to speak out and contact your state representatives and senators. They’re feeling the heat!

#Politics #Libraries

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/04/ohio-house-budget-draft-slashes-library-funding-risking-vital-services-library-advocates-say/

"After years of right-wing pressure campaigns to ban books, there’s a predictability to the Trump White House targeting libraries, said Chelsea Heinbach, a teaching and learning librarian in Las Vegas and one of the creators of the resource site The Librarian Parlor.

We tend to take them for granted, but there’s something quietly radical about even the idea of a library and the intellectual freedom these local institutions inspire, she said.

Public libraries are critical cornerstones of democracy, equipping people with critical thinking and information literacy skills while ensuring equitable access to information and education.

“Providing these services with no upfront cost to all citizens regardless of their race, gender, citizenship status, or other demographic has become an inherently radical act, and it is for that reason that libraries are being targeted,” Heinbach said."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/librarians-trump-administration-cuts_l_67e59789e4b0455df70b3aa2

NEW: News Roundup, Statements, Resources: Lawsuit Filed Over Cuts to #IMLS, Federal Agencies https://www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/news-roundup-resources-lawsuit-filed-over-cuts-to-imls-federal-agencies/ #libraries #lawsuits #legal

B.F. Jones Memorial Library, public library in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.F._Jones_Memorial_Library

From How to Be an Antiracist to Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The full list of #books removed from the Naval Academy #library

Via the Literary Saloon:

https://www.complete-review.com/saloon/archive/202504a.htm#hh7

#reading #writing #diversity #libraries #censorship #USPol #Trump #bookstodon @bookstodon

"I try to speed it up, but often we are seeking consensus and input from library staff, deans, and faculty. We never move as fast as candidates want us to. I do inform all candidates of their status as best I can." #LIS #GLAM #Libraries #LibraryJobs

http://hiringlibrarians.com/2025/04/03/if-you-apply-for-a-librarian-position-assistant-football-coach-and-custodian-position-something-does-seem-off/

Fight the state.
Be a librarian.

Romain Rolland Library, public library in Pundacherry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Rolland_Library

Thomasville Public Library, library.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomasville_Public_Library

Lawsuit Filed Over Cuts to #IMLS, Federal Agencies https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/twenty-ags-file-lawsuit #libraries

Today, "Attorneys general from 20 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to stop the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as well as the Minority Business Development Agency and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service." Library Journal story: https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/twenty-ags-file-lawsuit Text of the complaint: https://www.njoag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-0404_IMLS-Filing.pdf #uspol #libraries #imls

California library friends! I (accidentally) made an infographic for anyone who wants to share online or print out flyers for their local #handsoff protest.

Distribute far, distribute wide

Learn more about LSTA funding at https://www.cla-net.org/page/8889

Take action at https://saveimls.org

St. Clairsville Public Library, public library in St. Clairsville, Ohio, USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clairsville_Public_Library

One of our library assistants is trying to make a free ALA Connect account (for non-members) to attend a webinar about IMLS' defunding and it's a webform nightmare. The ALA Connect FAQ on how to do it doesn't provide the account registration link! I find it for her. Then, the webform immediately presents a field they don't have the information for (e.g. ID Number field), which it turns out isn't even a required field +
#ALA #libraries #librarianship