Libraries are among the most trusted institutions in America. From cradle to grave, libraries provide opportunity and enrichment for everyone in their communities. Yet in recent years, libraries have begun facing unprecedented challenges – bans on library materials and programs, threats to cut local funding, and state legislation that would criminalize librarians for doing their jobs. Now the federal government is moving to cut off its modest but effective support for libraries, from withdrawal of funding for broadband to the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Libraries are here for us – in schools, on campuses, in cities, small towns and beyond. 

Please help us protect the only source of federal funding for our nation’s 125,000 libraries, the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

1. Contact your members of Congress in support of federal funding for libraries.

2. Help get the word out!  Post on social media and tell five other people to take action.

Sincerely,

The Witherle Memorial Library Board of Trustees

The Friends of Witherle LibraryS