Central Virginia libraries likely losing some services after federal agency closes

PubliclibrariesarearesourceavailabletoallcentralVirginians.TheyhavealsobecomethelatestflashpointintheTrumpadministration’seffortstoshrinkthefederalgovernment. OnMarch14,PresidentDonaldTrumpissuedanexecutiveorderthatwouldeffectivelydismantletheInstituteofMuseumandLibraryServices(IMLS),thefederalagencythatsupportslibrariesandmuseumsthroughoutthecountry.  “Librariesarethenexusofcommunityandcivicengagement,andareavailabletoeveryVirginian,regardlessofeducation,income,orstatus,andtheeliminationoftheIMLSputsthatinjeopardy,”DennisClark,thestatelibrarian,toldNeighborhoodsReporterErinO’Hare. Credit:KoriPrice/CharlottesvilleTomorrowTheIMLSwasoneofsevenagenciesnamedintheorder,whichalsoincludedtheUnitedStatesInteragencyCouncilonHomelessnessandtheMinorityBusinessDevelopmentAgency.Theordercontinuestheadministration’seffortsto“reducetheFederalbureaucracyandwaste”byeliminatingagencies“thatthePresidenthasdete