Wenn Donald Trumps Budget vom Senat genehmigt wird, hat dies auch Auswirkungen auf US-amerikanische Schulbibliotheken (via School Library Journal):
«School libraries across the country are no strangers to budgetary pinches. But if President Trump’s budget goes through as proposed, these libraries—and many other organizations that support education and the arts—could be looking at a lot less funding in coming years. In addition to significant cuts to programs in the U.S. Education Department, the budget proposes the wholesale elimination of numerous federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). (…)
While school and local libraries are locally funded, they would be likely to feel the impact of federal budget cuts in other ways. Much of the IMLS support to libraries in all 50 states comes as grants from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), which provides federal funds for projects that might help students, but aren’t budgeted for in a library’s everyday ledgers. (mehr)»