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.
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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.
Ozark Library reopening after policy change, book review
No books were removed due to being obscene, sexually explicit or inappropriate for minors.
Plaintiffs seek preliminary injunction in Prattville Library suit
Plaintiffs are hoping to have their request for preliminary injunction fully briefed within two months.
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.
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The library's process worked just as intended.
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.
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
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.
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.