President Trump recently attempted to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the agency that distributes federal funds to libraries and museums across the country.

Connecticut was one of just three states to lose its federal grant for public libraries, totaling over $2 million.

A judge blocked the move last week, but big questions remain.

This hour, we ask: What does this mean for our local libraries and museums? Is future funding safe? And what role do these institutions play in our communities today?

GUESTS:
Lisa Hagen: Federal Policy Reporter, Connecticut Public and Connecticut Mirror
Deborah Schander: State Librarian, Connecticut State Library
Scott Jarzombek: President of the Connecticut Library Association 
Joshua Carter: Executive Director, Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center

President Trump recently attempted to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the agency that distributes federal funds to libraries and museums across the country.
Connecticut was one of just three states to lose its federal grant for public libraries, totaling over $2 million.
A judge blocked the move last week, but big questions remain.
This hour, we ask: What does this mean for our local libraries and museums? Is future funding safe? And what role do these institutions play in our communities today?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/author/lhagen/">Lisa Hagen</a>: Federal Policy Reporter,&nbsp;Connecticut Public and Connecticut Mirror</li>
<li><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/csl/about/state-librarian?language=en_US">Deborah Schander</a>: State Librarian,&nbsp;Connecticut State Library</li>
<li>Scott Jarzombek: President of the&nbsp;<a href="https://ctlibraryassociation.org/index.php">Connecticut Library Association&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Joshua Carter: Executive Director,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pequotmuseum.org/">Mashantucket Pequot Museum &amp; Research Center</a></li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.