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Towards an Equilibrium for Library Access to Digital Books

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By Alan S. Inouye
| Library Journal Verified
Providing digital book access via libraries has been a controversy since 2011. Communications initiatives, meetings, convenings, committees, market innovations, legislation, a lawsuit, and research have been employed in the effort to resolve this controversy. Despite this well-intentioned effort, many stakeholders remain dissatisfied.
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A Most Unlikely Year: Library Policy in 2025

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By Alan S. Inouye
| Library Journal Verified
I knew that 2025 would be a bad year for federal public policy for libraries. However, I did not anticipate the Trump Administration’s widespread and blatant violations of federal law and the U.S. Constitution regarding library interests. In response, we saw multiple lawsuits in federal court. Rising to the challenge were federal judges who generally overruled these unlawful initiatives, at least temporarily.
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White House Attacks Libraries

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By Alan S. Inouye
| American Libraries Verified
On the evening of March 14, President Trump launched an assault on libraries by signing the executive order titled Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy. This order, which targets the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) along with six other agencies, is not simply a matter of concern—it is a five-alarm fire. Underneath the Trump administration’s bureaucratic language is the clear intent to take away states’ funding to support their libraries.
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