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"In the absence of some or all of IMLS staff, what activities and functions, if any, are being undertaken by the Division of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with respect to agency operations?"
Ohio House Republicans would require libraries remove LGBTQ+ books from sight of those under 18 while also slashing $100 in public library funding.
South Carolina State Board of Education members question the mechanisms giving one person power to ban books state wide and table the decision to remove 10 more titles from schools.
DOGE fired all IMLS employees and closed down their emails. It is assumed all funding for 2025 coming from the federal agency will not be happening.
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Library patrons in Greenville, South Carolina, have sued the county over library policies restricting and banning LGBTQ+ materials.