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Alachua County libraries will suspend their interlibrary loan service on Sept. 30 due to funding cuts.

Federal budget cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) led to the shutdown of the Florida Library Delivery Service.

Without the state courier service, the cost for libraries to ship materials would more than double.

Library patrons in Alachua County will have a smaller pool of books, magazines, articles and other materials to choose from come Sept. 30.

Federal budget cuts have left Florida's Division of Library and Information unable to fund the shipment of materials to and from libraries across the state. Due to the shuttering of the Florida Library Delivery Service, the Alachua County Library District will suspend its interlibrary loan servic

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