> signed a broad executive order last Friday that puts libraries in existential danger by dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) which supports and funds libraries and museums all across America [...] more than 120,000 libraries across the country receive nearly $200 million in funds from the IMLS. The loss of this funding will have a brutal impact
At this point, the tendency we can foresee will be more than a brain drain.
# Trump Moves to Dismantle Federal Institute That Supports Museums and Libraries // We're tracking the impact of President Donald Trump's recent executive orders and policy changes on the arts
> According to AAM’s advocacy page, IMLS supports “aquariums, arboretums, art museums, botanical gardens, children’s museums, culturally-specific museums, historic sites, history museums, military museums, natural history museums, nature centers, planetariums, railway museums, science and technology centers, zoos, and more”
At this point, the tendency we can foresee will be more than a brain drain.
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# Trump Moves to Dismantle Federal Institute That Supports Museums and Libraries // We're tracking the impact of President Donald Trump's recent executive orders and policy changes on the arts
> According to AAM’s advocacy page, IMLS supports “aquariums, arboretums, art museums, botanical gardens, children’s museums, culturally-specific museums, historic sites, history museums, military museums, natural history museums, nature centers, planetariums, railway museums, science and technology centers, zoos, and more”