[CASL-L] Fwd: BREAKING: Federal library funding halted

[Jenny Lussier]

The Trump administration has put IMLS on leave. Take action to save
libraries NOW.
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Jenny,

Yesterday, we got breaking news that nearly all staff at the Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was placed on administrative leave and,
as a result, all processing of grants has been suspended.1 Within weeks,
libraries across the country will experience the impact of this loss of
funds. *It's urgent that you call your members of Congress right away and
urge them to intercede on behalf of your library*.
Tell Congress to save IMLS!
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Even if you called your elected officials last week, *call them again*.
This news means that library services are at risk of being shut down in the
communities who need it most.

Whether in the neighborhood, at school, on a military base, or elsewhere,
libraries mean opportunity for *everyone *in our communities. By cutting
off federal support for libraries, the Trump administration is cutting off
opportunity for the American people – economically, culturally,
professionally, and socially.

Please know: *It's not over yet. *ALA
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is behind our libraries and library workers one hundred percent, and we
thank you for fighting alongside us.

*For more, see our email from last week below:*

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Hi Jenny,

After a short recess, all Congressmembers are now back in D.C., and that
means it’s time for us to act. *We need all library supporters to call
their members of Congress* and urge them to protect federal funding for
libraries by preventing the dismantling of the Institute for Museum and
Library Services (IMLS).
Call your Congressmembers now!
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Less than a week after President Trump issued an Executive Order intended
to eliminate IMLS, the only federal agency dedicated to funding library
services, the administration kicked off its attempt to wind down the
agency’s functions. The White House named a new interim director from
outside the agency, who has indicated his intent to operate “in lockstep
with this Administration” in its efforts to gut this critical independent
agency.

This was clearly intended as the first shot across the bow at America’s
125,000 libraries. But public outcry seems to have forced them to at least
slow their plans—*our tactics are working*. Go one step further than
sending a letter to Congress: Give them a call, and make sure they listen
to you. Our action page gives you all the steps you need to have your say,
including a suggested sample script for your call.

Urge Congress to protect IMLS!
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Phone calls only take a couple minutes and send *a strong message* to
elected officials that their constituents care enough to take time out of
their day to make their voices heard. It’s extremely important in the
immediate aftermath of the Administration’s takeover of IMLS that Congress
receives *a flood of calls* opposing its dismantling.

I challenge you to not only make a call to all of your members of Congress
using our easy-to-use action page, but also to *share this call to action
with three people you know who love libraries as much as you do*. Help us
keep this momentum going.

*Thank you for showing up for our libraries*,

Larra Clark
Deputy Director, Public Policy and Advocacy

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1 "Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency." (The New York
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Jenny Lussier

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Brewster and John Lyman Elementary Schools

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