LGBTQ-friendly library receives another mind-blowing donation to stay open amid homophobic protest

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It’s been a contentious year of back-and-forth for Michigan’s LGBTQ-friendly Patmos Library. This mainstay library in Jamestown Township, Michigan has seen challenges to its inclusion of books with LGBTQ+ subject matter — first for being arranged in Pride month displays, then for being shelved whatsoever.

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Books like Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Spinning by Tillie Walden were reportedly targeted by name, as well as graphic novel Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe. The latter has prompted challenges all across the country for its visual depictions of sexuality.

Even with the library agreeing to move that specific title behind the counter to be available only by special request, conservative citizens have been outraged enough to shoot down two crucial government funding agreements for the library this year.

Following the first funding vote failure, a GoFundMe for the library took off online. Their regular annual funding of $245,000 a year was surpassed by public donations in just a few days, topped off by a $50,000 donation by best-selling author Nora Roberts.

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Now that the latest vote has fallen through — a 10-year levy renewal integral to keeping the establishment running — one more stunning donation has surprised library management in the best possible way.

The Wierda family of nearby Georgetown Township signed a check for a whopping…

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