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Prattville Library Board formally denies violating Open Meetings Act

The library board of trustees Friday denied violating the Open Meetings Act.

April 22, 2024

Senate Shelby County delegation approves bill to take over library board

HB89 would allow the Shelby County delegation of the Legislature to take over board appointments.

April 10, 2024

New bill would ban “sexual content” from minors’ shelves in public libraries

A second bill has been filed that would allow librarians to be held criminally liable for breaking Alabama obscenity law.

April 8, 2024

House education budget chair says $750K being “redirected” from Library Service

That represents a nearly 5 percent decrease in the state agency's operation budget.

April 5, 2024

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.

April 4, 2024

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.

March 28, 2024

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."

March 26, 2024

Nine library employees remain, Clean Up Alabama volunteers at Autauga-Prattville

That’s down from 17 employees just 10 days ago.

March 25, 2024

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.

March 20, 2024

Instead 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.

March 19, 2024