Anyone who cares about #IMLS, but more importantly #intellectual_freedom and critical thinking, must read this latest piece by Kelly Jensen
https://bookriot.com/imls-propaganda/ #defendlibraries

Then 1) call on your elected officials to do everything they can to retore IMLS as an independent entity; 2)stand against #censorship by signing the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Gov Censorship! Add your name and make your voice heard! #NoTimeForSilence #resist tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f

The Institute for Museum and Library Services Is Now a Propaganda Machine: Book Censorship News, March 21, 2025

DOGE didn't dismantle the only federal agency supporting public libraries. It was instead turned into a propaganda machine. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

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The American Library Association calls out gaslighting by the Trump redefined Department of Education https://www.ala.org/news/2025/01/book-bans-are-real #bookbans #defendlibraries #libraries #intellectual_freedom
ALA to U. S. Department of Education: Book bans are real

The American Library Association responds to the Department of Education's dismissal of complaints about censorship and discrimination: the "effort to terminate protections... advances the demonstrably false claim that book bans are not real."