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Libraries

Local news

Spanish Fort Library expands challenge procedures

The library moved 36 books from children’s to Young Adult, apparently including numerous LGBTQ books.

January 8, 2025

Athens, Limestone vote to change library board makeup

Citizens calling for a joint library have also been critical of LGBTQ+ materials in youth sections.

January 7, 2025

Federal judge strikes down Arkansas law criminalizing librarians

The law is similar to a bill in the Alabama Legislature that already has 50 Republican sponsors in the House.

December 30, 2024

Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans

Sex education books have been among those targeted in public libraries across the state.

December 13, 2024

Supporters outflank critics at Fairhope Library Board meeting

Moms for Liberty and Clean Up Alabama have called for the board chair to resign, expressing frustration that challenged books have not been moved.

December 3, 2024

Disney movies latest victim in rightwing library lunacy

An Alabama library system is moving Disney movies to appease the rightwing crowd that's still attacking libraries.

December 2, 2024

“That Librarian” author to speak at The NewSouth Bookstore in Montgomery

Jones' book explores the push to censor library materials nationwide, which has been a hot topic in Alabama over the past two years.

November 21, 2024

Huntsville Library moves challenged books after updating policy

The relocated books include one with non-sexual cartoonish nudity and one about gender identity with no nudity or sexually explicit content.

November 20, 2024

EveryLibrary warns Trump election will likely boost censorship efforts

Republican state lawmakers are already poised to pass legislation that will allow for the prosecution of librarians.

November 7, 2024

Moms for Liberty shares 2025 agenda, doubling down on libraries

The group is also pursuing to expand Alabama’s ban on instruction of LGBTQ+ content in schools.

October 16, 2024