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<div dir="ltr">We must come together in due some hard solid thinking to prevent this from happening. I had not planned to attend the ALA annual conference this year, but I am now.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 16, 2025 7:58:53 PM<br>
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<div>Thank you Cle. I haven't been able to put into words how frightened I am for libraries and institutions of higher education. Claire</div>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:normal; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:system-ui; font-size:17px; color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello everyone. I am overwhelmed with a deep sense of sadness, anger, and despair. In a shocking move, Donald Trump has issued an Executive
Order aimed at dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services. If this order goes through, it will bring devastating consequences: scholarships for our aspiring MLS students will vanish, the vital E-Rate program will be erased, and ACRL’s crucial
initiatives will be put at risk. This year's ALA conference could very well be our last unless federal judges intervene and halt this order. The stakes are high, and the future of our libraries and educational opportunities hang in the balance.<br>
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