Trump just gutted a tiny federal agency that supports libraries. Here’s what it means for Oregon

Libraries are in danger of getting into trouble because several municipalities have not yet invested the intended extra money in them. This is according to the Association of Public Libraries. "In the worst case, branches will have to close."

Beth Girshman: Support federal funding of libraries and museums

I am stunned at the potential losses for library services throughout Massachusetts with the proposed elimination or reductions in federal IMLS funding.

Ohio House budget draft slashes library funding, risking vital services, library advocates say

President Donald Trump signed an executive order March 14, 2025, imposing dramatic cuts on seven federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services. (Catherine McQueen/Getty Images)The main source of state funding for Ohio’s public libraries was eliminated in the House draft of the state operating budget for the next two years. Library advocates say the changes are not in the best interest of Ohioans and could cut services …

Struggling N.S. libraries say their financial books need a $1.6M emergency top

In a letter to the province, Nova Scotia's nine regional library boards say they need emergency funding and a new funding formula to avoid cutting services, staff, hours of operation and collections.

Federal funding freeze impact on local libraries and museums

It may be a while before you see new preservation and community enhancement projects at your local libraries and museums due to a federal funding freeze.

California State Library’s federal aid cut retroactively without warning

On Wednesday, April 2, a California State Library spokesman said the institution had not been informed of any changes to its budget, but that changes in federal funding might be coming, perhaps in the July budget for the coming fiscal year. Well, it didn’t take that long.  By 5 p.m. that same day, the state library had received a brief two-page memorandum that the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was ending its current 202…