SDLA worried about impact of budget cuts to State Library [Video]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Notably missing from Governor Noem’s 2025 budget address this week was what the funding might look like for the State Library.

Many librarians in the state are concerned about what potential cuts might mean for the services they provide to their communities. Just over $1 million is set to be cut from the State Library division of the Department of Education.

“We all have budget issues. Libraries are no exception to that,” South Dakota Libraries Association Executive Board President Elizabeth Fox said.

Libraries within the network of the SDLA help each other find resources and provide a quality service to thousands of South Dakotans. Fox said they’re still in the early stages of finding out what will be changing and how they will need to adapt.

“We fear that this is going to come down and it’s going to hit some cities hard. They will either have to lose services or they’re going to have to pay for things that the …