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Opinion: Have we forgotten what a public library is for? (The Washington Post)

by Lakeland News | Sep 30, 2022 | Intellectual Freedom, Library News, Patmos Library

Imagine a town without a library. In August, people in Jamestown, Mich., just outside Grand Rapids, signaled with their votes that they would rather defund — and possibly shutter — their only public library than keep books with LGBTQ themes on the shelves. The impact...

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