COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Many public libraries are now in limbo after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle several agencies including the Institute of Museum and Library Services.     Libraries in Ohio could lose millions of dollars in federal funding, which is used t o support programs and initiatives that provide accessibility to all communities throughout the state. “We're surprised and disappointed by the executive order,” said Mandy Knapp, executive director of the state library of Ohio. “Traditionally, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has bipartisan support. Everybody loves libraries. We put on our front doors that we are open to all you know. So, anyone from any walk of life is welcome at the library.”     Experience the Titanic’s romance, history with special event in Columbus Knapp explained the federal funding they receive is nearly half of their annual budget. She expressed public libraries in Westerville, Bexley and all around the Columbus area will be impacted from these cuts.        “Without this funding, it would be catastrophic,” Knapp said. “Our operating budget is around $12 million and $5.4 million of that is federal funds. So, it would absolutely. The state library, this grant program, these initiatives we do to support, you know, libraries and children and communities, that would all stop.”     Though libraries are partially funded through state and local taxes, the federal funding is used to provide a myriad of resources to public libraries throughout the state. Like programs that bring audio books to the visually impaired and disabled, and making sure high-speed internet is in every public library. Knapp is still hopeful that they can move forward and continue the work they provide if these cuts take effect.       “We're just a bunch of nice people trying to make the world a better place and in a very quiet, you know, literary way, trying to bring together through a shared love of books and knowledge and understanding,” Knapp said.    Since Monday, all the Institute of Museum and Library Services staff have been placed on administrative leave in compliance with the executive order.     ...read more read less