Recently US House of Representatives Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan issued a proposed budget whose provisions include elimination of the Institute of Museums & Libraries. While IMLS provides a number of services, of special note is that they provide LSTA funds to Florida's Division of Library & Information Services, who in turns awards them to Florida libraries and library cooperatives and also uses them to support the Division's services. In fact Florida received 8 million dollars in 2014. See more Info here: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/04/legislation/ryans-proposed-2015-budget-would-eliminate-imls/.
AND this affects every library in every state in some way. SAVE IMLS!
In response, library supporters have begun an online petition of support. They would like to collect 100,000 signatures by May 3. You can find the petition at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/release-statement-funding-libraries-and-museums-core-federal-responsibility/6g1tTXHv. If you don't have an account, you will have to create one in order to sign.
Pam Doffek, Director, Goldstein Library
(majority text provided courtesy Barbara Sikes, Librarian)
AND this affects every library in every state in some way. SAVE IMLS!
In response, library supporters have begun an online petition of support. They would like to collect 100,000 signatures by May 3. You can find the petition at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/release-statement-funding-libraries-and-museums-core-federal-responsibility/6g1tTXHv. If you don't have an account, you will have to create one in order to sign.
Pam Doffek, Director, Goldstein Library
(majority text provided courtesy Barbara Sikes, Librarian)