‘It’s a biblical issue’: Michigan town votes to defund library they say was ‘grooming’ kids (Raw Story)

by Lakeland News | Aug 5, 2022 | Intellectual Freedom, Library News, News, Patmos Library

A town in Michigan has voted to defund its own library because it was supposedly “grooming” children for sexual abuse. Bridge Michigan reports that voters in Jamestown Township, Michigan overwhelmingly voted against a measure that would have raised revenue...

Residents of a Michigan town defunded their library after it refused to remove LGBTQ books. (Lit Hub)

by Lakeland News | Aug 5, 2022 | Intellectual Freedom, Library News, News, Patmos Library

Another day, another example of grown adults rallying to ban books that could be educational, affirming, and in some cases life-saving for their kids. This one is in west Michigan, where residents of Jamestown Township voted this week to defund their local...

A Michigan town voted to defund its library because it contained books that featured LGBTQ themes (Insider)

by Lakeland News | Aug 5, 2022 | Intellectual Freedom, Library News, News, Patmos Library

A town in western Michigan voted this week to defund its library because it contained several books that featured LGBTQ themes. According to election results reviewed by Insider, Jamestown Township voted by a 25-point margin — 62.5% to 37.5% — to reject a proposal on...

Town Defunds Library After Fight Over LGBTQ Novel (Newsweek)

by Lakeland News | Aug 5, 2022 | Intellectual Freedom, Library News, News, Patmos Library

AMichigan town recently voted to remove most funding from a library after a fight over an LGBTQ novel that was available in the library. According to Bridge Michigan, voters in the Jamestown Township voted against a millage that was used to fund the Patmos...

Town votes to defund library after claims it was “grooming” kids (LGBTQ Nation)

by Lakeland News | Aug 5, 2022 | Intellectual Freedom, Library News, News, Patmos Library

Voters in Jamestown Township, Michigan rejected a ballot measure during the primary elections earlier this week to renew a property tax that funds the local library. The tax pays for 84% of Patmos Library’s $245,000 yearly budget. The failed measure means that the...