Ivanka Trump took to her Twitter last week to applaud librarians and libraries during National Library Week. Twitter, however, wasnot having it.In March, President Donald Trump released his proposed budget for 2018, which guts four independent cultural agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (ILMS), The Washington Post reported. Cutting federal dollars will hurt the state and local levels that leverage funding for community institutions like ' you guessed it ' libraries.Per The Hill:ILMS Director Dr. Kathryn Matthew notes that $214 million of the $230 million budget goes directly to grants to state and local libraries, including $155 million distributed through a population-based formula grant.So, when the first daughter tweeted about applauding librarianslast week, she was not met with much praise.This #NationalLibraryWeek, we honor our libraries and librarians for opening our eyes to the world of knowledge, learning and reading! Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) April 14, 2017 The replies rolled in.Your dad wants to cut all of our federal funding but thanks for the tweet. #SaveIMLS https://t.co/N6o9xIGuFg Margaret Howard (@Miss_Librarian) April 14, 2017 @IvankaTrump Your father is about to completely defund the federal agency that helps to fund libraries. You might wanna look into that. Jason Griffey (@griffey) April 14, 2017 @IvankaTrump Defunding libraries as proposed in your dad's budget hurts hardworking Americans pic.twitter.com/DHQ0i9IezF EveryLibrary (@EveryLibrary) April 14, 2017 Best writerly burn I saw in response to Ivanka's library tweet: "She doesn't even use the Oxford comma." Stephanie Lucianovic (@grubreport) April 14, 2017 "We agree - libraries do great work with federal funds for states @realdonaldtrump wants to wipe out." -ALA President Julie Todaro #saveIMLS https://t.co/HZHbpYpsx8 Amer. Library Assn. (@ALALibrary) April 14, 2017 *listens into fake Jon Stewart earpiece*Oh' What's that' Ivanka's dad proposed eliminating library funding and she's a fraud' https://t.co/3bnHPRIeFZ Lily Herman (@lkherman) April 14, 2017 Oh, dear. Ivanka. IT IS AS THOUGH THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT LOVE LIBRARIES AT ALL. #nationallibraryweek pic.twitter.com/5CDedjfvE5 JenAshleyWright (@JenAshleyWright) April 14, 2017 I wonder if Ivanka Trump even has a library card... Rita Meade (@ScrewyDecimal) April 15, 2017 Your dad is trying to defund IMLS which provides essential funding and guidance to all public libraries. We don't need your honor. #saveimls https://t.co/hD39NqX9Bt jessamyn west (@jessamyn) April 14, 2017 @IvankaTrump Thanks for honoring us, but we're in serious trouble if your dad has his way. Kind words won't pay the bills. #saveimls Emily Clasper (@eclasper) April 14, 2017 Luckily, there are librarians across the country who are still trying to use their positions for good.Samantha Lee, who works at the Enfield Public Library in Connecticut, told The Huffington Post that libraries are more important now than ever in the current political climate.Whats become more obvious, is how fractured the country is, Lee said. Theres been a cultural lack of communication which has fostered misunderstandings and hard feelings. Librarians are sensing this and responding to it. Were reaffirming libraries as community spaces ' welcoming and safe spaces. We celebrate diversity, intellectual freedom, and democracy.type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related... + articlesList=58efe607e4b0bb9638e2a409,58c071d3e4b0ed7182699786,578fab00e4b0f180da63f6ee,586ff320e4b02b5f8588c1b6,58eb8840e4b00de141050bef,58e7fd60e4b058f0a02f4d91,58865ea9e4b096b4a233ca04 -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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