The Oklahoma state Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped will have to close if its budget is cut by 20% as has been propsed by lawmakers. This really distresses me, because this kind of library provides a necessary service to people who cannot read print books, either because they cannot see them or because they cannot physically turn the pages. In fact, it is federally mandated that blind schoolchildren must have access to Braille versions of their textbooks. Since it's this state library that provides those books, I wonder if it's legal for the library to be forced to close?
[Link found on librarian.net.]