Iowa libraries turn to advocacy as legislative scrutiny rises

Libraries across the state are turning to individual and collective action to advocate for continued materials access.

CEDAR RAPIDS — When Dara Schmidt entered her library science program in 2005, she thought she knew what to expect of the field.

Schmidt, now the director of the Cedar Rapids Public Library, went in ready to learn about how information is processed, preserved and distributed, and she graduated with the goal of using that knowledge to serve her community…

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