libraries

Library directors write, "On March 31, the Department of Government Efficiency, by orders of the administration, shuttered the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS), likely eliminating a critical funding source for libraries nationwide."

Legislation would require public, school libraries to create book review, removal process and allow patrons to sue the library.

According to an informal survey conducted by the Idaho Library Association, more than half of Idaho librarians are considering leaving library work as a result of library-related legislation.

U.S. senators at a committee hearing Tuesday discussed the consequences of book bans and parents’ desire to control what their kids read — though they also acknowledged it’s not an issue for Congress to settle.