We’re talking with Josh from TWOAPW about Patmos Public Library, his personal connections to it, and the issues around public library funding and censorship of LGTBQ materials. 
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TWOAPW Bluesky: <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kp7xkxfutoinhqeg3sfswghd'>https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kp7xkxfutoinhqeg3sfswghd</a>
Media Mentioned
Segment: <a href='https://www.kcrg.com/2025/02/25/bill-ban-obscene-material-iowa-libraries-advances/'>https://www.kcrg.com/2025/02/25/bill-ban-obscene-material-iowa-libraries-advances/</a> 
Why it’s called the Patmos library: <a href='https://hudsedfound.org/what-we-do/engage-alumni/marvinandjunepatmos.html'>https://hudsedfound.org/what-we-do/engage-alumni/marvinandjunepatmos.html</a> 
Whose Children Are They: <a href='https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18559276/'>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18559276/</a> 
Reporting from the time of the initial removal vote: 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.metrotimes.com/news/conservative-michigan-town-defunds-library-over-lgbtq-book-30736450'>https://www.metrotimes.com/news/conservative-michigan-town-defunds-library-over-lgbtq-book-30736450</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/upset-over-lgbtq-books-michigan-town-defunds-its-library-tax-vote'>https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/upset-over-lgbtq-books-michigan-town-defunds-its-library-tax-vote</a> </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/politics/jamestown-township-library-close-failed-millage-lgbtq/69-021f241b-611c-4856-bd7f-0994f967e714'>https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/politics/jamestown-township-library-close-failed-millage-lgbtq/69-021f241b-611c-4856-bd7f-0994f967e714</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Go Fund Me set up: <a href='https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-patmos-library-for-2023'>https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-patmos-library-for-2023</a></li>
</ul>
Reporting on the failure of the second vote:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.mlive.com/politics/2022/11/patmos-library-millage-fails-again-following-controversy-over-lgbtq-books.html'>https://www.mlive.com/politics/2022/11/patmos-library-millage-fails-again-following-controversy-over-lgbtq-books.html</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">MLA statement after second vote: <a href='https://www.milibraries.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1375:statement-on-patmos-library-millage---news---michigan-library-association&catid=44:news-advocacy&Itemid=311'>https://www.milibraries.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1375:statement-on-patmos-library-millage---news---michigan-library-association&catid=44:news-advocacy&Itemid=311</a></li>
</ul>
Funding approved: 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://lanthorn.com/101674/news/allendale/jamestown-library-funding-approved-after-multi-year-content-disagreements/'>https://lanthorn.com/101674/news/allendale/jamestown-library-funding-approved-after-multi-year-content-disagreements/</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/politics/michigan-politics/millage-vote-fund-jamestown-township-patmos-library-fails-ottawa-county/69-8102ff6f-1944-4246-a967-c2b3dc3a119e'>https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/politics/michigan-politics/millage-vote-fund-jamestown-township-patmos-library-fails-ottawa-county/69-8102ff6f-1944-4246-a967-c2b3dc3a119e</a> </li>
</ul>
MLive documentary on banning books in Michigan: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x043zuGWgMA'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x043zuGWgMA</a>
Another Michigan library: <a href='https://bookriot.com/alpena-public-library/'>https://bookriot.com/alpena-public-library/</a> 
Porn hunters in Canada: <a href='https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6656855'>https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6656855</a> 
Join the Discord: <a href='https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG'>https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG</a> 
Transcripts: <a href='https://pastecode.io/s/ybvo6u1t'>https://pastecode.io/s/ybvo6u1t</a>

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