Library funding at risk: IMLS threat and state database cuts could reduce online resources for Worcester students
Board heard staff account of the federal IMLS funding threat and Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ planned cuts to statewide databases (Gale, Transparent Language and others), with local officials pursuing congressional and legislative responses and exploring local funding options.
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During the trustees’ meeting staff summarized two intersecting funding threats: an ongoing federal challenge to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and a Massachusetts Library Commission decision to eliminate or reduce statewide library databases used by schools and the public.
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