What defunding the IMLS means for libraries | Bookish News

Libraries have always been a magical place for me, so with the recent EO trying to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), I knew I had to say something. I also recorded this during National Library Week, which made it a far more emotional experience. Please check out the resources below if you are interested in fighting to protect our nation's libraries.

✨Chapters✨
00:00 - Merry Meet!
01:59 - Chapter 1 - Shots Fired!
06:34 - Chapter 2 - Divide & Conquer
09:44 - Chapter 3 - What Libraries Represent
11:47 - Chapter 4 - Worst Case Scenarios
20:22 - Chapter 5 - What Can We Do?
25:37 - Chapter 6 - It's Scary, Get Angry!
27:24 - Final Thoughts

⚠️EveryLibrary IMLS Petition - https://action.everylibrary.org/eoiml...
⚠️5 Calls - https://5calls.org/

📰Articles/Sources
The Executive Order - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidenti...
Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency - https://theconversation.com/trump-adm...
What's happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services after Trump's executive order - https://wtop.com/education/2025/03/wh...
IMLS Board of Directors Demands Answers About Agency's Future - https://bookriot.com/imls-board-of-di...
We Underfunded Our Libraries Once. It Almost Lost Us World War II - https://time.com/7024056/libraries-fu...
The Institute for Museum and Library Services is Now a Propaganda Machine - https://bookriot.com/imls-propaganda/
How to Support IMLS and the Department of Education - https://bookriot.com/how-to-support-i...
The IMLS: An Investment in America - https://action.everylibrary.org/the_i...
American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services - https://www.ala.org/news/2025/04/amer...
Library Loans Statistics - https://wordsrated.com/library-loans-...

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