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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/arts/library-agency-trump-settlement.html

Threats to Library Funding End With Settlement by Trump Administration The American Library Association and a union of cultural workers filed a lawsuit arguing that cuts ordered by President Trump were illegal.

The CTS Writing Center is part of the CTS library and assistance is available to all CTS students.

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In a program about resisting censorship, librarian Jo Godwin of the Brooklyn Library offers this point:

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Nonprofit libraries ordered by State Department to stop processing passport applications The agency, which regulates U.S. passports, began issuing cease and desist orders to not-for-profit libraries in late fall, informing them they were no longer authorized to participate in the Passport Acceptance Facility program as of Friday.

The CTS Library is closed Monday and Tuesday this week due to winter weather conditions. However, electronic access to the library and our research databases is unaffected.

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https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/libraries-well-being-report

Libraries & Well-Being: A Case Study from The New York Public Library | The New York Public Library By Daphna Blatt & Dr. E.K. Maloney, The New York Public LibraryDr. James O. Pawelski & Dr. Katherine N. Cotter, University of Pennsylvania In today’s society, libraries stand out as among the last truly public institutions. Providing access to resources without financial, social, or physical barri...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/rural-libraries.html

Federal Cuts, Immigration Raids and a Slowing Economy Hit Rural Libraries Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable.

https://www.libraryjournal.com/section/news

Library Journal Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian is an all-volunteer effort to document everything on display at the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, the National Zoo, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Volunteers take photos and videos of exhibits in this crowdsourced archiving endeavor. Organizers call it ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/nyregion/carnegie-libraries-checks.html

Why Carnegie’s Libraries Are Getting $10,000 Checks There are still dozens of library branches that were built by Andrew Carnegie in the city. The Carnegie Corporation is giving them gifts.

https://www.indypl.org/news-and-announcements/the-indianapolis-public-library-celebrates-the-freedom-to-read-with-john-green-on-october-2

The Indianapolis Public Library Celebrates the Freedom to Read with… | Indianapolis Public Library The Indianapolis Public Library provides materials, programs and services in support of the lifelong learning, recreational, and economic interests of all Marion County residents.