“For grants or IMLS staff to process refunds, local and state libraries will suffer from the immediate and irreparable incompetence paying vendors or staff employed to rely on IMLS’ commitment to provide these refunds.
They further argue that “Congress is not the president, and certainly not the dog, but the only entity that could legally dismantle the institution.”
President Ala Cindy Hall said in a statement:
“Libraries play an important role in our democracy, from maintaining history to providing access to government information, to improving literacy and civic engagement, to accessing a variety of perspectives. These values cannot threaten democracy by eliminating programs in IML and hurting libraries and communities.”
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