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Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:44 AM Tuesday

Trump's Mass Purge Finally Hits Museums and Libraries



Elon Musk and DOGE just soft-fired everyone at the federal agency that supports local libraries and museums nationwide.

All 70 Institute of Museum and Library Services employees were sent an email on Monday placing them on an immediate paid administrative leave, according to the American Federation of Government Employees union.

This comes just two weeks after President Trump signed an executive order calling for IMLS to be shut down, and days after DOGE operatives infiltrated the IMLS facility while purging its leadership.

“Earlier today, the Institute of Museum and Library Services notified the entire staff that they are being placed on administrative leave immediately. The notification followed a brief meeting between DOGE staff and IMLS leadership,” a statement from AFGE read. “Employees were required to turn in all government property prior to exiting the building, and email accounts are being disabled today. Museums and libraries will no longer be able to contact IMLS staff for updates about the funding they rely upon.”


https://newrepublic.com/post/193405/trump-museums-libraries-imls-administrative-leave
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