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...
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...
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...
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. (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...
by Lakeland News | Aug 5, 2022 | Intellectual Freedom, Library News, News, Patmos Library
JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — 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...