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 them. However, cuts by the Trump administration could jeopardize the future of rural libraries in particular.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services makes up less than 0.003% of the federal budget, according to the American Library Association.

Right now, Congress must act to maintain funding for both the LSTA and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program, ...