Michigan town defunds ‘groomer’ library over its insistence on including graphic LGBT content in young adult section (The Blaze)

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

After a protracted battle over its LGBT content, residents of Jamestown Township, Michigan, voted no (62.5% to 37.5%) on August 2 to a 10-year millage renewal and increase for the Patmos Library. (A millage rate is the tax rate used to determine local property taxes.)...

West Michigan library defunded amid LGBTQ+ book battle (WGVU)

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

A West Michigan township has defunded its library amid a heated debate about books with LGBTQ+ themes. Former staff members of the library told WGVU’s Kylie Ambu they’ve been battling pressure from residents for months. Patmos Library has been the center of debate in...

Ron DeSantis Shows His True Colors: Tin-Pot Tyrant (Esquire)

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

*Editor’s note: The library is mentioned in the second section of the linked article. The tombstone of American democracy is going to be crowded with epitaphs. Elsewhere in Michigan, some local Walmart Torquemadas are making life miserable for public school...

US library defunded after refusing to censor LGBTQ authors: ‘We will not ban the books’ (The Guardian)

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

A small-town library is at risk of shutting down after residents of Jamestown, Michigan, voted to defund it rather than tolerate certain LGBTQ+-themed books. Residents voted on Tuesday to block a renewal of funds tied to property taxes, Bridge Michigan reported. The...

Michigan library’s future uncertain over LGBTQ material flap (The Washington Post)

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

JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A western Michigan library faced an uncertain future Thursday after a flap over LGBTQ material on its shelves led to the failure of the renewal of a property tax millage that funds most of its budget. The Patmos Library in Jamestown...

Michigan library’s future uncertain over LGBTQ material flap (Associated Press)

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

JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan library faced an uncertain future Thursday after a flap over LGBTQ material on its shelves led to the failure of the renewal of a property tax millage that funds most of its budget. The Patmos Library in Jamestown...