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Donations pour in after Michigan town defunded library over LGBTQ books (Bridge MI)
In the days after an Ottawa County community defunded its public library in a spat over LGBT-themed graphic novels, more than $50,000 in donations have poured in to help keep the doors open. The donations to support Patmos Library in Jamestown Township, made to two...
The Right-Wing Plot To Destroy Public Libraries (Huffington Post)
In Jamestown, Michigan, the local public library has about six months until funding runs out and it may be forced to shut down. Last week, residents voted against passing a millage, which raises property taxes, to fund the Patmos Public Library. What could make a town...
Voters defund West Michigan library amid campaign against LGBTQ materials (MLive)
Voters in a fast-growing West Michigan township on Tuesday defunded their public library amid a campaign against LGBTQ materials on the shelves. Officials with Patmos Library in Jamestown Township say the library’s future is now uncertain after voters shot down the...
A West Michigan library faces closure after voters defund it over LGBTQ+ books (Michigan Advance)
A small West Michigan library was essentially defunded in this week’s primary election in a dispute over the LGBTQ+ material in its collection, although advocates say it represents more than just a dispute over books, but an assault on personal liberties. What is...
Patmos Library Millage (Michigan Library Association)
The Michigan Library Association stands in solidarity with the Patmos Library Board of Trustees on the decision to retain a small collection of LGBTQIA+ materials on their library shelves. We are equally disheartened to learn that continued funding for the library was...