[lstac] Question for thoughts

[Melanie Boyd]

In UT, we're asking our AG office about this. I'm also curious what other
states are doing!

On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM Jennifer Lena MLC via lstac <
lstac at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> All,
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> Maybe I am overthinking this but here is our concern so please weigh in.
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> If/when you read all the Executive Orders listed in the request for
> information email, it covers a broad range of areas that you should NOT
> spend federal funds on going forward.  What about books?  We purchase a
> good bit of our collection development and provide subgrants to libraries
> for their collection development.  There is no way that we can be sure that
> the purchase of a book could not contain something relating to one of these
> EO’s.  Also, with Hoopla, Overdrive, or other similar platforms, what if
> there is a book about one of these topics and a patron checks it out using
> federal funds?  This we cannot control as none of us have the staff to
> review/read every book – despite what some may think.
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> Is anyone else concerned about this?
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> P.S.
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> Also, admins please add Lynn Burris to this distribution list –
> lburris at mlc.lib.ms.us
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> *Jennifer Lena* | Deputy Executive Director
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> Mississippi Library Commission
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