Dillon Geshel

Public libraries in Michigan are under attack, facing organized efforts to remove books and intimidate library workers. These attempts run counter to what most residents believe: that public libraries should reflect the whole community, not just the loudest voices.

While every individual has the right and responsibility to make decisions about what materials are suitable for themselves, no one and no group has the right to make rules restricting what other people read.

Libraries recognize that parents have the right to make decisions about what materials are suitable for their own families. But we believe that no one has the right to make rules restricting what other people read.