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...

Jamestown Township library millage fails over LGBTQ books (WoodTV8)

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...

Michigan Town Defunds Tax-Funded Library Due to LGBTQ+ Book Fight (TaxBuzz)

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

A Michigan town has voted to defund its tax-funded public library due to a fight that began over LGBTQ+ books. Jamestown Township, a historically conservative community in Ottawa County, Michigan, voted to defund Patmos Library on Tuesday, August 2. According to a...