Fired Prattville library director officially files suit against board
Former Director Andrew Foster alleges the board committed at least four violations of the Open Meetings Act when they fired him.
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Prattville library board calls special meeting to discuss pending litigation
The meeting comes just over a week after former director Andrew Foster demanded that the board reinstate him as director.
Huntsville-Madison Library updates policies to “uphold intellectual freedom”
As challenges have popped up at libraries across the state, the Huntsville system has become the focus of controversy multiple times.
Prattville Library Board chair says he never intended to move LGBTQ books
New recordings provide support for Boles’s statements that he wanted to distinguish “sexual content” from “LGBTQ content."
Nine library employees remain, Clean Up Alabama volunteers at Autauga-Prattville
That’s down from 17 employees just 10 days ago.
New APLS appointee proposes pushing Prattville policies statewide
The proposed code changes would require all libraries across the state to implement those policies basically verbatim.
Autauga, Prattville citizens speak out about library at government meetings
Citizens on both sides of the debate spoke out Tuesday at meetings of the Autauga County Commission.
On right-wing radio, Prattville library chair shares new insights into recent events
Chair Ray Boles took to the airwaves to malign former director Andrew Foster and APR reporter Jacob Holmes.
Prattville Library Board attorney’s retraction demand dubbed misleading, sources say
The attorney for the Autauga-Prattville Public Library Board sent APR a retraction demand Monday.
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See recent postsInstead of banning books, try talking to your kids
The recent uproar over allegedly "inappropriate" books seems to have much more to do with fear than actual indecency.