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LOCALIZE IT: Libraries lose staff, digital services, other programs with federal cuts. See funding
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Spencer Davis, one of several librarians slated to be laid off due to DOGE cuts, works at the Maine State Library, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. - photo by AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty
EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Libraries across the country are cutting back e-books, audiobooks and loan programs two months after President Donald Trump ordered funding cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the federal agency that supports libraries. The executive order, signed on March 14, is pending as lawsuits contesting its legality make their way through the courts. Nevertheless, the administration has already started cancelling grants and contracts and put almost all staff members on paid leave.