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Fairhope Public Library

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Fairhope library moves some books, keeps others amid funding fight

Fairhope's library board moved five books and kept nine others amid a heated funding dispute over "sexually explicit" definitions and state code.

June 17, 2025

Fairhope Public Library declines to move challenged books amid APLS spat

The move comes as the Alabama Public Library Service has asserted that the Fairhope library is not in compliance with state code.

April 22, 2025

Wahl and APLS want to “protect kids” — by banning reality and truth

Wahl and APLS call it "common sense," but this censorship agenda is anything but. It's calculated, coercive and chillingly un-American.

April 8, 2025

Fairhope Council rules out defunding library over book placement

Council President Jack Burrell said he takes exception to the actions of the APLS board and fears the freedom to read is under attack.

March 25, 2025

Donors raise enough funds for Fairhope Library to offset loss of state aid

A fundraiser started by the Fairhope chapter of Read Freely Alabama had raised 77 percent of its $40,000 goal.

March 24, 2025

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

Fairhope City Council reappoints library board members targeted by Clean Up Alabama

The decision bolsters the board's current response to book challenges.

January 14, 2025

Fairhope library hires new director amid controversy over books

The board voted to hire Robert Gourlay, assistant director since 2022, to replace outgoing director Tamara Dean.

December 16, 2024

Book-censoring battle moves to Fairhope

Fairhope City Council President Jay Robinson said the council does not have input into library content.

September 12, 2023