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This is happening right now!
Copy this text to your social media post, or create your own message. The federal budget is being hashed out as you read this post. There's a very real possibility that funding for public libraries will be stripped out of the budget. The Institute of Museum and...
Announcing the Statewide Postcard Campaign!
Please don't use this graphic for this post content.* Use the alternate graphic instead. Federal funding that supports public libraries is under threat. Post text: How can you help? A statewide postcard-writing campaign is coming soon to a library near you! 1. Use one...
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"The public library is the most enduring of democratic institutions, the keeper of the people's history, the provider of free information, and the cradle of an enlightened society." – Carl Sagan Wisconsinites love their libraries, and library services are an...
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House Republicans pass Trump’s megabill, sending the package to his desk to be signed
PBS article: https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/nx-s1-5454841/house-republicans-trump-tax-bill-medicaid Fitzgerald Republican Yea Grothman Republican...
State Biennial Budget
POLITICS Legislature passes and Evers signs budget after sprint to get ahead of Trump big bill Milwaukee Journal Sentinal article
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out on her firing by Trump
Last month, Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to hold the position of Librarian of Congress, received an email that...
Tribal librarian fired then rehired due to Trump cuts provides needed services for Ojibwe
Frank Vaisvilas Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A popular and well-respected librarian for the Bad River Public Tribal Library in northern Wisconsin, who...
News quick links
- 4/21/25 Wisconsin libraries brace for steep drop in services under federal funding cuts, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- 4/4/25 Wisconsin attorney general sues Trump to stop dismantling of funding supporting libraries and museums, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- 3/31/25 Federal News Network: IMLS closed
- 3/27/25 Small Wisconsin libraries might be hit hard as Trump targets federal funding – WPR
- Kenosha Public Library: detailed press release/blog with explanation, links, and action steps.
- Library funding mini zine: download the funding mini zine pdf and instructions
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