[Libs-Or] Federal library funding cut in proposed budget

[Diedre Conkling]

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2014/03/federal-library-funding-cut-proposed-budget/

Federal library funding cut in proposed budget
Posted on March 4, 2014 by Emily Sheketoff

Today, President Barack Obama released his budget request for the 2015
fiscal year. The proposed budget for the Library Services and Technology
Act falls $2 million short from the $180.9 million enacted by the U.S.
Congress for the 2014 fiscal year. The big hit came to the state program,
with slight increases to the set aside for Native Americans and Hawaiians
and the National Leadership grants. View a chart on the budget
cuts<http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/News/FY14_Budget_Table.pdf>

On a conference call with stakeholders, Institute of Museum and Library
Services Director Susan Hildreth discussed the Laura Bush 21st Century
grants programs. Hildreth said her agency is working on a National
Continuing Education Platform so library employees can continue their
education around new services and technologies.

On a disappointing note, the President did not include any resources for
school libraries.

Please be on the lookout for an action alert from the Washington Office
regarding several "Dear Appropriator" letters that your legislators can
sign in support of these programs.




http://www.districtdispatch.org/2014/03/federal-library-funding-cut-proposed-budget/


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