In response to an executive order from the Trump Administration targeting library operations, New York City's library system leaders stressed the need for increased funding during a budget hearing. They highlighted libraries as vital community resources that require adequate financial support to maintain programs and adapt to rising operational costs. Key stakeholders, including librarians and city officials, urged investments to ensure libraries remain accessible and effective spaces for diverse community engagement and education, emphasizing their importance beyond traditional book lending.
We must invest more deeply in our libraries, so they can continue welcoming, informing, and educating the full diversity of our community.
Investing in libraries sustains the programs and resources New Yorkers depend on, protects the thriving democratic spaces we need now more than ever.
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