04/03/2025
In FY23-24, one quarter of Sage members relied on ILL for 20% or more of their checkouts. Our smallest, most isolated communities are set to lose the most from the loss of federal funding support – Ione, Silver Lake, Wallowa, North Powder, Stanfield, Elgin, Helix, Heppner, Union, Weston, Pilot Rock, Nyssa -- reducing their reading/viewing choices by 99% .
Nearly two-thirds of checkouts to students at Klamath Community College, 40% of Ontario High school loans, and one of every 5 books borrowed from BMCC were from the Sage courier.
Neighbors sharing with neighbors is the foundational ethic of the Sage consortium, and libraries in general. It's a value most Americans not only see as having merit, but as a wise investment in our nation and individual liberty.