Libraries Get Some Relief From Stimulus Package. Several billion dollars appears to be available for state education programs, and potentially state libraries, in the new economic stimulus law. I don’t suppose money for schools and libraries is unacceptable in a law targeting the general economy, but the headline struck me the wrong way. Liberals seem to believe all government programs righteous and should not be restricted, even by natural limitations like not enough money to go around. The Chattanooga libraries, for example, are struggling, and I’d like to see them get the resources and leadership they need, but I don’t want the Feds to overtax the successful people in our country to funnel money into my city. The libraries should be supported by the community and the state.