I lost my job because of Trump.
Kira, a longtime librarian with 15 years of experience answering public questions and supporting library services, lost multiple jobs after President Trump eliminated the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The funding for her roles had already been approved, making the decision especially frustrating. She highlights the outsized impact of libraries, which use just 0.003% of the federal budget to serve over 1.2 billion users annually. Kira questions how cutting such services and raising taxes through tariffs benefits the economy or the country.