ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom

⚠️ The White House just released a budget proposal that would fully eliminate the only agency dedicated to library services, IMLS, in the next fiscal year starting October 1.

This would deny economic opportunity and information access to people across the country, especially those in rural communities who rely on federal library funding.

We need library supporters across the nation to get involved right away.

📣 Tell Congress that we urgently need them to act during this year’s budget process: ala.org/FundLibraries

🚨 Yesterday, a federal court granted a temporary restraining order to halt the administration’s dismantling of IMLS—a direct result of the lawsuit filed by ALA and AFSCME. The ruling temporarily prevents any further actions that would affect staff or grants, for example, mass layoffs of nearly all IMLS staff scheduled to begin May 4.

It’s a step forward—but the fight is far from over. More to come soon.
https://www.ala.org/news/2025/05/federal-court-halts-dismantling-federal-library-agency-ala-lawsuit