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APLS delays decision on Fairhope Public Library funding

Boardmember Ron Snider chided the board for sliding into "censorship" if they don't restore Fairhope's funding.

September 19, 2025

Clean Up Alabama calls for complete removal of LGBTQ books for youth

The public comment session is now open on an APLS rule that would deem transgender materials "inappropriate" for minors.

September 3, 2025

Ozark Library reopening after policy change, book review

No books were removed due to being obscene, sexually explicit or inappropriate for minors.

August 19, 2024

Plaintiffs seek preliminary injunction in Prattville Library suit

Plaintiffs are hoping to have their request for preliminary injunction fully briefed within two months.

August 8, 2024

Prattville Library suit headed for first courtroom test

A federal judge has ordered a status conference in the lawsuit against the Autauga-Prattville Public Library.

August 1, 2024

Huntsville Library board shows how book challenges should be handled

The library's process worked just as intended.

August 1, 2024

Huntsville-Madison Library board weighs new state aid requirements

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

Alabama Library Association concerned about cost of implementing APLS code changes

Smaller libraries in particular may have to get creative, and spend money, to make sections for youth more distinctive from adult sections.3

June 10, 2024

Moms for Liberty urges Madison council to leverage library funding

The citizens highlighted books on gender transitioning and sexual education as books that Huntsville-Madison libraries should remove from sections for minors.

May 29, 2024

Libraries will lose state funding without policies to restrict ‘inappropriate’ material

It's still unclear—even to board member John Wahl—who decides what material is inappropriate for minors.

May 20, 2024