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Raise your voice. We urge all Mississippians to contact their congressional representatives and speak out in support of library funding. Your voice is essential to protecting the resources that strengthen our communities. Image includes MLA logo, link to official website misslib.org, and hashtag MSLibrariesStrong.

Your voice can make a difference in preserving these essential community resources. Contact your congressional reps to express your opposition to the elimination of IMLS and advocate for the cont. funding of our nation's libraries.
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Cutting IMLS Threatens. Cutting IMLS funding would disproportionately harm rual and underserved communities, limiting educational and economic opportunities. It would also restrict libraries' ability to purchase books, maintain technology, attend professional training, and provide essential services that saw over 4.3 million in-person visits in Mississippi last year. These cuts represent more than $600,000 in funds that directly support local libraries through the Grants to States program, which also provides statewide databases for reference services, Talking Book Services for those who are visually impaired, computers and Wi-Fi, eBooks and audiobooks, cataloging, interlibrary loan, collection management, and more. Image includes MLA logo, link to official website www.misslib.org, and hashtag MSLibrariesStrong

We urge library advocates to contact their congressional representatives to oppose this executive order and support the continued existence of IMLS.​

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Libraries are essential. Libraries receive just 0.003% of the federal budget, yet they provide essential services that benefit all Mississippians. This funding supports early childhood literacy programs, high-speed internet in rural areas, job search assistance, and access to technology. Image includes MLA logo, link to official website misslib.org, and hashtag MSLibrariesStrong.

Despite their significant impact, fed funding for libs constitutes a mere 0.003% of the annual budget. This modest investment supports over 1.2B in-person visits each year, underscoring the immense value libraries provide nationwide. ​
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MLA responds to White House order on IMLS. The Mississippi Library Association opposes the Trump administration's executive order, Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, which includes eliminating "non-statutory components and functions" of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This decision threatens a critical program that provides essential funding for library services and programs across our state. We urge the administration to reconsider and rescind this order to protect these vial resources. Image includes official MLA logo, website link misslib.org, and hastag MSLibrariesStrong.

The Mississippi Library Association (MLA) opposes President Trump's recent executive order aimed at eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

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