Alabama Public Library Service

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APLS cuts funding to Fairhope Library due to “sexually explicit” books

The anti-censorhip group Read Freely criticized the action and announced a fundraiser to offset the loss of state funding.

March 21, 2025

Board member Ron Snider called Pack's termination "a result of unfounded allegations made about her by extremists, including on this board."

March 21, 2025

Librarians were frustrated by the board's surprise decision in September to abandon competitive grants this year in favor of statewide initiatives.

November 22, 2024

The new policy ensures no sexually explicit materials are acquired or placed in the juvenile or young adult sections.

September 26, 2024

Alabama Republic Party Chair John Wahl is now the chairman of the Alabama Public Library Service executive board.

September 20, 2024

Board Chair Kevin Gray said the board must consider any new policy's impact on the community and not just achieving state funding.

July 31, 2024

Libraries will still receive state aid through the fiscal year, allowing about three months to draft policies aligning with the code changes.

July 17, 2024

There’s no doubt that librarians would be arrested if the bill passes.

July 17, 2024

As the Alabama Public Library Service works to create its own library bill of rights, the Alabama Library Association beat them to the punch.

July 12, 2024

Minton said the library would need to remove books promoting transgenderism in order to comply with new state aid requirements.

June 20, 2024