The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums | WIRED

3 Comments / Libraries / By Mary Daniels Brown / April 2, 2025

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.

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Mary Daniels Brown

My mother always insisted that, as soon as I was old enough to sit up, she’d find me in my crib after my nap babbling away, with a Little Golden Book on my lap. I’ve had my nose in a book ever since. I grew up in a small town, with the tiny town library literally in my backyard. As an only child in an unhappy home, I found comfort and companionship in books. As an adult I wanted to be Harry Potter, although I admit I’m more Hermione. My life has been a series of research projects. Reading has taught me that human lives are deliciously messy and that “it’s complicated” isn’t a punchline.

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Liz Gauffreau
April 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM

I have no words. I’m too angry.
1. Mary Daniels Brown
  April 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
  
  I agree, Liz. I’m so discouraged as the bad guys continue to win.
Davida Chazan
April 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM

And people said we were being alarmists when we complained about school boards banning books from their students. Apparently, we weren’t. This just Boils my blood!

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