Our libraries are under siege — from coordinated book bans to funding cuts that threaten their very existence. Last Friday evening, the president signed an executive order to reduce funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, specifically threatening the Grants to States program which provides funding to local libraries. In San Jose, all departments have been asked to trim their budgets by 12% in an effort to close a $46 million budget deficit. With library funding already stripped to the bone, this would result in devastating layoffs and the loss of vital library programs for children and families....