State APLS director discusses Alabama library content and controversies There has been a wave of challenges to content in libraries nationwide. Over the past few months that wave has reached Alabama. Patrick Darrington / September 11, 2023
Alabama Public Library Service board asks AG for opinion on regulating local libraries The vote came at the urging of APLS District 5 board member John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Republican Party. Jacob Holmes / August 14, 2023
ALGOP joins discourse criticizing LGBTQ content in public libraries A proposed resolution calls for the Alabama Public Library Service to cut ties with the American Library Association. Jacob Holmes / August 7, 2023
State librarian: Book challenges are nothing new Dr. Nancy Pack pointed to past clashes over book censorship as the template for defending the freedom to read in the latest wave. Jacob Holmes / June 20, 2023