Usually, I'm proud to be a Michigander, but then there are some days when I'm left shaking my head and quoting Dorothy...
"There's no place like home, there's no place like home..."
Why Residents of One Michigan Town Voted to Defund Their Own Library
August 25, 2022
Nick Austin
The vote was intended as a show of displeasure with a selection of LGBTQ-themed books the library had on its shelves.
This month, voters in Jamestown Township voted to reject renewal of funding for their city’s public library.
The vote occurred after parents raised concerns about a book located in the adult graphic novel section. The graphic novel, “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” includes illustrations of sex acts while telling the story of the author’s coming of age as nonbinary.
The west Michigan township library board will put a slightly adjusted millage on the November ballot in hopes of a different outcome to prevent the library from closing.
“Of the people who voted no, almost every one of them said, ‘oh no, the library will never close.'” — Ron French, Bridge Michigan
Read the rest of the story here: Detroit Today - WDET.org
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