Ten years ago, Southwest Public Libraries faced dire straits after losing about 37% of its total operating revenue due to state cuts in library funding. "We had to cut Sunday hours, reduce hours o… ...

As an adult services librarian in northern Colorado, I’ve seen firsthand how federal funding strengthens our libraries and, ...

South, southwest suburban libraries to receive $1.3 million in state funding Addison Wright, Daily Southtown (Tinley Park, Ill.) Sat, July 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM UTC ...

The attempt to place the question of borough funding of the library on November’s ballot comes five years after Southwest Greensburg voters approved the funding by a wide margin — 330 votes ...

Harrisburg Library is not a public entity so it doesn't have a local operating levy or get state funding. Now it has a ...

Southwest Public Libraries. Southwest Public Libraries' request for an additional tax levy of 0.75-mill for 10 years was reected by 56% to 44%, according to unofficial results from the Franklin ...

Spring may be over, but library lovers have sprung forward to support federal funding for libraries—and members of Congress are responding positively. Amid headline-grabbing chaos in the federal ...

Southwest Greensburg residents on Tuesday will decide whether 1 mill of the borough’s real estate tax will continue to help fund the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library. Southwest Greensburg ...

Children's librarian Stacie Madkins looks at books for story time at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library. Because of funding cuts, local libraries are slashing spending and staff.