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Best selling author Nora Roberts donates $50,000 to defunded public library in Michigan

'Libraries are treasures, opening the door to books and stories for all.'

Nora Roberts donates $50,000 to public library.

Sometimes the world can feel a little upside down and one Michigan public library found itself in the middle of topsy-turvy land. Patmos Library in Hudsonville, Michigan, became a hot topic earlier this year after a book in the adult section of the library labeled 14+ was touted as inappropriate material for children. After the small library found its funding cut completely by outraged citizens, its launched a GoFundMe campaign to maintain the library and got support from an unlikely donor, bestselling author Nora Roberts.

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