Small libraries in south suburbs feel federal cuts to already limited resources

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Sept. 18, 2025, 3:01 p.m.
Last Updated Sept. 18, 2025, 3:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/small-libraries-federal-funding-cuts/

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Jasmine Bond spends her weekdays working two libraries in one room that are separated by a movable partition wall. On one side, the Phoenix Public Library director teaches up to 10 classes of Coolidge Middle School students, who she said often ask questions about what’s beyond the wall. On the othe...