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Preston MacDougall

The #ExecutiveOrder issued by #DonaldTheDeplorable slashing the budget and mission of the #Washington DC-based Institute of #Museum and #Library Services (#IMLS ) will probably have a devastating impact on the museum or library wherever you LIVE!

Here's how parents and #science center staff are reacting in the #Nashville region: wsmv.com/2025/03/25/museum-lea

#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.

WSMV 4 · Museum Leaders share concerns for federal cutsBy Sharon Danquah
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🆘Bill Cole 🇺🇦

What's so terrible about all of the DOGE/Trump victim agencies is that they are the parts of government like #IMLS which have a huge ROI.

We're going to save a few million dollars a year at a cost of billions in economic activity. newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/11420823

Headline and text from The New Republic: Elon Musk’s DOGE Moves to Gut Local Libraries While No One Is Looking DOGE is seizing the Institute of Museum and Library Service. by Malcolm Ferguson March 21, 2025 / 10:25 a.m. ET Department of Government Efficiency operatives have found their new target: your local library. Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE infiltrated the Institute of Museum and Library Services on Thursday, according to multiple sources.
NewsieZhi Zhu 🕸️ (@ZhiZhu@newsie.social)Attached: 1 image Elon Musk’s DOGE Moves to Gut Local Libraries While No One Is Looking DOGE is seizing the Institute of #Museum & #Library Service. https://newrepublic.com/post/193015/elon-musk-doge-library-musem-imls "There are [Dept] of Homeland Security personnel present - to bully a bunch of civil servants who administer grants to #museums & #libraries.” “There is no efficiency argument when #IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget, while museums generate $50 billion in economic impact” #ElonMusk #Musk #Doge #Trump #GOP #USPol #News #USA
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Melissa

Thanks to #publishersweekly for this article about letter to new acting director of #imls from The National Museum and Library Services Board.

"In its letter, the board characterized the IMLS’s “core statutory
obligations that are not discretionary” as all programs that have been
“authorized by law and funded by Congressional appropriation.” 

publishersweekly.com/pw/by-top

PublishersWeekly.comBoard Advising IMLS Tells Acting Director Mandates ‘Cannot’ Be HinderedIn a March 24 letter, the National Museum and Library Services Board laid out the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ statutory obligations for its acting director, Keith Sonderling, as supporters continued speaking out on behalf of the agency.
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skry

“The Institute of Museum and Library Services is being raided by DOGE and...Keith Sonderling with the express intent to shut it down...“Sonderling was sworn-in in the lobby...955 L’Enfant Plaza...quickly and quietly dismantling the agency. ...Homeland Security personnel present - to bully a bunch of civil servants who administer grants to museums and libraries.”

// Fascists attack books and #libraries while screaming about free speech the rest of the time.

newrepublic.com/post/193015/el #uspol #imls

The New Republic · Elon Musk’s DOGE Moves to Gut Local Libraries While No One Is LookingDOGE is seizing the Institute of Museum and Library Service.
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

Elon Musk’s DOGE Moves to Gut Local Libraries While No One Is Looking

DOGE is seizing the Institute of #Museum & #Library Service.
newrepublic.com/post/193015/el

"There are [Dept] of Homeland Security personnel present - to bully a bunch of civil servants who administer grants to #museums & #libraries.”

“There is no efficiency argument when #IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget, while museums generate $50 billion in economic impact”

Headline and text from The New Republic: Elon Musk’s DOGE Moves to Gut Local Libraries While No One Is Looking DOGE is seizing the Institute of Museum and Library Service. by Malcolm Ferguson March 21, 2025 / 10:25 a.m. ET Department of Government Efficiency operatives have found their new target: your local library. Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE infiltrated the Institute of Museum and Library Services on Thursday, according to multiple sources.
#ElonMusk#Musk#Doge
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Molly White

If Keith Sonderling truly wanted to “ensure we preserve our country’s core values”, he would not be placing libraries “in lockstep with this Administration” and ordering them to “focus on patriotism” or “promote American exceptionalism”.

Ministry of Truth shit.

March 20, 2025 WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith E. Sonderling was sworn in as Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today, after being appointed to the role by President Donald J. Trump. IMLS, an independent government agency, is the primary source of federal support for the nation's museums and libraries. “It is an honor to be appointed by President Trump to lead this important organization in its mission to advance, support, and empower America’s museums and libraries, which stand as cornerstones of learning and culture in our society. I am committed to steering this organization in lockstep with this Administration to enhance efficiency and foster innovation. We will revitalize IMLS and restore focus on patriotism, ensuring we preserve our country’s core values, promote American exceptionalism and cultivate love of country in future generations,” said Acting Director Sonderling. Sonderling was recently confirmed as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor, where he previously served as Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Most recently, he served as the Commissioner of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity from 2020-2024.
#libraries#IMLS#USpolitics
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

DOGE Hits the Institute of Museum and Library Services
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/d

"DOGE showed up at the #IMLS offices today and started sending employees home. This was presaged in an #ExecutiveOrder from last week which ordered it to shut down to “statutory minimum” levels. A new “acting” director was sworn in in the lobby... #DOGE operatives immediately starting canceling contracts/grants."

Headline from TPM: DOGE Hits the Institute of Museum and Library Services By Josh Marshall March 20, 2025 5:04 p.m.
#ElonMusk#Musk#Coup
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Lisa Schiff

Anyone who cares about #IMLS, but more importantly #intellectual_freedom and critical thinking, must read this latest piece by Kelly Jensen
bookriot.com/imls-propaganda/ #defendlibraries

Then 1) call on your elected officials to do everything they can to retore IMLS as an independent entity; 2)stand against #censorship by signing the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Gov Censorship! Add your name and make your voice heard! #NoTimeForSilence #resist tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f

BOOK RIOT · The Institute for Museum and Library Services Is Now a Propaganda Machine: Book Censorship News, March 21, 2025DOGE didn't dismantle the only federal agency supporting public libraries. It was instead turned into a propaganda machine. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
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Karen E. Lund 💙💛

Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries!
"In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients."

Please join me in signing the petition and learning how you can support libraries and museums.

#EveryLibrary #Libraries #Museums #IMLS #Petition

action.everylibrary.org/saveim?

EveryLibrary ActionTake Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries!Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum and Library Services here.
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Bodling

Associated Press: "IMLS was established in 1996 by a Republican-led Congress and has a mission to “advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development.” The institute combined the services of previous government agencies, including the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and the Institute of Museum Services.

"It distributes thousands of grants nationwide, totaling in recent years to more than $200 million annually."

So the people wielding the chainsaws in Washington DC seem to think that nobody will miss the #IMLS. Such a piddly amount of money!

Maybe they don't read. Or watch video. Or have young children. Or do research. Or want to see historical photos and newspapers. Or visit museums. Or read.

(edit to add link)

apnews.com/article/institute-d

A person wearing a shirt covered in books holds a copy of the novel "Fahrenheit 451" while protesting in support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Thursday, March 20, 2025, outside the IMLS in Washington, after hearing that DOGE had shown up to the office. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP News · What's happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services?By Hillel Italie
#libraries#archives#museums
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