by Lakeland News | Aug 8, 2022 | Intellectual Freedom, Library News, News, Patmos Library
The Patmos Library in Jamestown Township, south of Hudsonville, is in danger of closing following Tuesday’s failed library millage renewal. According to Larry Walton, the library’s Board of Trustees president, a small group has been protesting outside...
by Lakeland News | Aug 8, 2022 | Intellectual Freedom, Library News, News, Patmos Library
A library in western Michigan will likely have to close its doors after a group of residents voted against the renewal of a property tax millage that funds most of its budget. On Tuesday, Jamestown Township residents voted to effectively defund the Patmos Library over...
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...
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...
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.)...