Voting Southwest Washington voters to decide on library funding in August special election By Erik Neumann (OPB) July 10, 2025 5:35 p.m. Updated: July 11, 2025 12:50 p.m.

Nearly 50 libraries in the south and southwestern suburbs will receive more than $1.3 million in state funding as part of an annual grant program awarding more than 600 public libraries across ...

Harrisburg Library is not a public entity so it doesn't have a local operating levy or get state funding. Now it has a ...

For years, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has supported rural libraries. However, cuts by the Trump administration could jeopardize their future. There are 9,000 public libraries in ...

Spring may be over, but library lovers have sprung forward to support federal funding for libraries—and members of Congress are responding positively. Amid headline-grabbing chaos in the federal ...

Library funding draws less than 0.003% of the annual federal budget yet has enormous impact in communities nationwide.

Mesa County Libraries has some uncertainty with some federal funding they were supposed to receive. July 1 marked the second ...

The American Library Association feels the same. In a statement, the group condemned, “eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services.