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EveryLibrary’s 2024 Annual Impact Report - Executive Summary

May 04, 2025

In a year marked by challenges to free expression and public access to information, EveryLibrary has remained a true advocate for libraries and the communities they serve. Our 2024 Annual Impact Report highlights the organization's unwavering commitment to defending the right to read, supporting library funding initiatives, and empowering local advocacy across the nation.

STATEMENT: President Trump’s FY2026 Budget Proposal Will Eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services

May 02, 2025

After trying to destroy federal funding for libraries through an executive order, Trump is now attempting to do it through his proposed budget. We need people like you to sign the petition to show that Americans support this critical funding for libraries and then click to share it on Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Threads, and Linkedin!

EveryLibrary Statement on Federal Court’s Temporary Restraining Order Halting the Dismantling of IMLS

May 02, 2025

EveryLibrary welcomes the decision made on May 1, 2025, by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to halt the Trump Administration’s unlawful attempt to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). 

Affirm that Black History is American History

April 30, 2025

From the National Museum of African American History and Culture to your local library, we must galvanize the country to understand that “Hands Off Our History” is vital to the broader movement to protect our lives and save our government.

How EveryLibrary Helped Right to Read North Dakota Defeat SB 2307

April 28, 2025

After months of organizing, advocacy, and coalition-building in North Dakota, Senate Bill 2307 has finally been defeated.

Impact of the End of the 27-Cent Levy for Iowa Libraries and Museums

April 27, 2025

For decades, Iowa communities voted on a special levy of up to 27 cents per $1,000 of taxable valuation to specifically support public libraries (Iowa Code 384.12(20)) and cultural and scientific facilities (Iowa Code 384.12(4)). Voters passed these levies at regular elections and became an essential part of the operating budgets for over 90 public libraries and several museums across Iowa.

Meet Summer's Hottest Authors on EveryLibrary Live!

April 26, 2025

Join EveryLibrary Live! for SUMMER READS 2025, a Book Bash for All Ages, on May 5th & 6th, 2025 at 5PM, 7PM & 9PM EDT on Facebook and YouTube Live.

Let Utah Read Honored with "Making Democracy Work" Award from the League of Women Voters

April 25, 2025

League of Women Voters Honors Let Utah Read

Defending Democracy, Truth, and Access: A Joint Call to Action from Library, Museum, and Civic Leaders

April 21, 2025

In a powerful new op-ed published by Newsweek, EveryLibrary Executive Director John Chrastka joined Celina Stewart, Esq., Chief Executive Officer of the League of Women Voters of the United States, and Marilyn Jackson, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, to issue a stark warning: The recent executive orders from the Trump Administration represent an unprecedented attack on American democracy by targeting the institutions that safeguard public knowledge, history, and civic participation.

STATEMENT: Federal Funding for Libraries Makes its Case in Court

April 18, 2025

In federal court today, a coalition of twenty-one States’ Attorneys General began their challenge the legality of President Trump’s Executive Order mandating the abrupt and indefinite shutdown of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), and the Minority Small Business Administration (MSBA).
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