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TIL about narrm ngarrgu library in Narrm/Melbourne. It has some of the most amazing amenities for a public library. Check out their site, they have so many good ideas to support the community and create engaging spaces.
"Spanning three levels and 3000 sqm, narrm ngarrgu is an urban oasis for families designed so everyone in our diverse community can explore their interests, learn something new and access integrated family support."
melbourne.vic.gov.au/news/your
#libraries

Trump is trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA.

Tell Congress to overturn the President’s harmful order to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Eliminating IMLS, the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, would be harmful for ALL the Americans who rely on library programs and services.

app.oneclickpolitics.com/campa

action.everylibrary.org/eoimls

"A new executive order has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients. The Executive Order says that IMLS must be reduced to its "statutory functions.””

Stand by your local library and libraries across the country: sign your name to the petition by clicking the link above.

You can also follow this link (oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fa) to tell congress your library story—share the impact that your library has had on your community.

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It comes from a loose coalition of #archivists & #librarians, who are standing athwart #history & yelling “Save!” They belong to organizations such as the #InternetArchive, which co-created a project called the End of Term Web Archive to back up the federal web in 2008; the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative, or #edgi; & #libraries at major #universities such as #MIT & the University of #Michigan.

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Update. "#Trump Executive Order Targets #IMLS for Closure"
wordsandmoney.com/trump-execut

"In a March 14 Executive Order, President Donald Trump has targeted seven more federal agencies for permanent closure, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

If some parts of IMLS are "statutorily required" and cannot be shut down by an executive order, the #OMB has seven days to show it.

"EveryLibrary is hosting a petition [to keep IMLS open]…The American Library Association has…weighed in with a statement."

Words & Money · Trump Executive Order Targets IMLS for ClosureIn a March 14 Executive Order, President Donald Trump has targeted seven more federal agencies for permanent closure, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The order states that the president has determined IMLS is “unnecessary” and gave agency officials seven days to submit a report to the OMB