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Prescott Valley Library Expands Services with Grant FundingThe Prescott Valley Public Library has received more than $58,000 in Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant funding for a variety of community programming. All projects are supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library […]
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Opinion: Federal Library Funding Cuts Will Hit Rural Areas The HardestCuts are already limiting Mass. residents’ access to research and educational tools, but there is still time to oppose them.
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Some federal funding for Denton libraries could be ending — here’s what that meansA funding source the Denton Public Library has previously used for library improvements at its three locations in the city might not be available for long.
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E-books are on the line as Congress considers future of library fundingLike checking out library ebooks? Congress, Trump could make it harder by cutting federal funding for libraries.
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Ayotte vetoes Republican-backed public school book ban billGov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed parents to request certain books and materials be removed from their child’s school.
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Groups urge Florida lawmakers to probe school book removalsAdvocacy groups accused Florida officials of violating First Amendment rights and undermining the state’s review process for library books after school districts across Florida removed dozens of books the state’s attorney general called “pornographic.”
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How will federal cuts affect Montana's libraries and museums?Libraries do more than just lend books. They offer community events, classes, access to computers — and they help preserve cultural knowledge. But, public funding is being slashed, delayed or taken back as the Trump Administration works to cut government programs. After recent federal cuts, one listener wants to know what’s going to happen to […]
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Trump administration could change the way we read, from book bans to author talksDespite the international buzz over her latest romance novel “Deep End,” author Ali Hazelwood told fans she had to cancel her U.K. book tour.