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Weekly News Digest
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March 20, 2025 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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More Reactions to the Executive Order Targeting IMLS
The following are additional reactions to the Trump administration’s March 14 executive order threatening to defund IMLS that NewsBreaks began tracking in Library Community Rallies to Save IMLS.OverDrive’s Libby Life blog posted “What You Can Do to Support Libraries Right Now.” It’s geared toward giving the public action items to support their libraries. “Cutting funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) jeopardizes [the] essential services that millions rely on every day. Ensuring sustainable library funding isn’t a political issue—it’s an investment in education, economic opportunity, and civic engagement for all.” Kelly Jensen at Book Riot issued an explainer and guide, “Library Funding Targeted in New Trump Executive Order: What It Means & What to Do Now,” saying, “While Congress is required to at least send federal funding to state libraries through the Grants to States program, the way that Executive Orders have been interpreted by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) opens up plenty of spaces where cuts could do deep damage to publicly-funded libraries nationwide. We’ve already seen this play out in other government departments since the president took office in January.” The Freedom to Read Foundation published a statement about the executive order, “Freedom to Read Foundation’s Response to the Removal of Funding for IMLS.” It notes, in part, “Libraries are our tangible expression of the First Amendment and the promise that all people enjoy the freedom to read and believe as they choose. The Freedom to Read Foundation believes that well-funded and well-supported libraries are the foundation for a functioning, inclusive democracy, and are necessary for the flourishing of individuals and our nation as a whole.”
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