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Lawmakers at Huron forum hear pleas to preserve South Dakota State Library funding
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Legislators at a Huron Chamber forum heard multiple residents and lawmakers urge against proposed cuts to the South Dakota State Library, with local patrons stressing interlibrary loans and statewide access; lawmakers said final budget actions are weeks away and pledged to resist reductions.
HURON, S.D. — Residents and legislators at a Huron Chamber governmental affairs forum pressed lawmakers Friday to preserve funding and statutory functions of the South Dakota State Library, warning cuts would reduce interlibrary loans and services used by schools, home‑school families and state employees.
At the podium, Michelle Bennett, a Huron Public Library patron, asked directly whether legislators support “repealing the library” and cutting its budget. Representative Lana Greenfield said she has “no appetite whatsoever in cutting the library funding.” Greenfield, who chairs the House education committee, said she relies on interlibrary loans from the State Library from her years as a high‑school English teacher and described the library as “a focal point” for small communities.
Senator Wheeler told the audience the issue has reached many lawmakers. “Everybody that I…
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