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Resident urges council to condemn federal executive order cutting IMLS funding; council asks for details
Summary
A resident asked Troy leaders to adopt a formal resolution condemning a recent presidential executive order targeting the Institute of Museum and Library Services and to call for restoration of funding; council members said they would seek more details and consider a resolution.
Joey Colby, a Troy resident and clinical social worker, told the council on April 7 that a recent presidential executive order targeting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) threatens state and local library services, including interlibrary loan systems used by Troy patrons.
Colby said Troy library patrons checked out more than 10,000 items…
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