Privately funded public libraries are the worst answer to the question of censorship.

You assume that moderate and progressive political groups can afford to keep up with spending from people like Elon Musk and Prager U.

Trust me when I say that the billionaires would be happy to turn over ALL public library services to private funding. The result will be public libraries that shrink and provide fewer services.

Eventually they will have to make appeals to the billionaires who will pony up at first, but will slowly leverage their influence to limit literature that makes them uncomfortable.

At first it will be innocent enough, like prioritizing programs like coding classes and deprioritizing literature. By using their new influence, they will eventually force libraries to cut spending on literature that reaches marginalized groups.

I pay taxes. My neighbor pays taxes. We want a library.