Listen Online: ALA President Julie Todaro Interviewed on Chicago Public Radio
Listen to a 22 minute interview with ALA President Julie Todaro about library funding issues and the future of libraries. The interview aired on the WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio) “Morning Shift” program.
From a Text Summary:
The budget proposal by the Trump administration calls for the elimination of funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which provides federal funding to public libraries. The loss of revenue would jeopardize programs and resources like family, digital literacy and community engagement.
Meanwhile, on the local level, state budget cuts have already affected thousands of Chicago Public School (CPS) students that don’t have the benefit of a certified school librarian.
Morning Shift talks to Julie Todaro, president of the American Library Association, about federal budget cuts and the future of libraries in the digital age.
Listen to the Interview
See Also: A Roundup of Recent Public Library News From Around the U.S. and Canada
Filed under: Associations and Organizations, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, News, Profiles, Public Libraries, Roundup
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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