Director: state cuts will remove databases and reduce delivery; Enrich Iowa agreement signed, summer programs set

May 27, 2025

Library director reported May 22 that state library budget changes will remove access to Foundation Directory, OCLC FirstSearch and Brainfuse and reduce Iowa Shares delivery from two days to one; the library has signed an Enrich Iowa agreement for direct state aid and outlined summer programs and seed‑library activity.

The full story

The library director told the Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees on May 22 that state library budget changes will reduce services and subscriptions available to the library and its patrons. The director said the state is removing the Foundation Directory, OCLC FirstSearch access and Brainfuse, and reducing Iowa Shares delivery from two days a week to one.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in