Ben Peck
@benjaminpeck.bsky.social
Librarian, Singer, Dad in Maine
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"Given the comments we have received from our library colleagues we have scheduled a separate virtual meeting session for librarians and library staff as follows:
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m"
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www.neche.org/neche-standa...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m"
📚
www.neche.org/neche-standa...
NECHE Standards Revision feedback virtual meeting - LIBRARY - New England Commission Higher Education
Given the comments we have received from our library colleagues we have scheduled a separate virtual meeting session for librarians and library staff as follows: Topic: NECHE Standards Revisions feedb...
www.neche.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Given the comments we have received from our library colleagues we have scheduled a separate virtual meeting session for librarians and library staff as follows:
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m"
📚
www.neche.org/neche-standa...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m"
📚
www.neche.org/neche-standa...
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"The Draft 2026 Accreditation Standards being circulated by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) proposes to eliminate all references to libraries, librarians, and library services."
This is Not Good.
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www.everylibraryinstitute.org/neche_2026_d...
This is Not Good.
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www.everylibraryinstitute.org/neche_2026_d...
NECHE 2026 Draft Accreditation Standards Drop Libraries
EveryLibrary Institute is a 501c3 organization that supports library funding in the United States.
www.everylibraryinstitute.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"The Draft 2026 Accreditation Standards being circulated by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) proposes to eliminate all references to libraries, librarians, and library services."
This is Not Good.
📚
www.everylibraryinstitute.org/neche_2026_d...
This is Not Good.
📚
www.everylibraryinstitute.org/neche_2026_d...
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There have been at least 4 bomb threats at college and university libraries this week.
October 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
There have been at least 4 bomb threats at college and university libraries this week.
Reposted by Ben Peck
Maine librarians are warning that the Trump administration’s effort to slash the federal agency that provides funds to libraries and museums across the country could cause disruptions in service, especially in rural areas.
Maine’s rural libraries at risk as Trump guts agency that provides federal funding
Librarians say the cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services will devastate museums and libraries in Maine and across the nation.
www.pressherald.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Maine librarians are warning that the Trump administration’s effort to slash the federal agency that provides funds to libraries and museums across the country could cause disruptions in service, especially in rural areas.
Reposted by Ben Peck
Do you value your library?
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president’s power.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Do you value your library?
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.