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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Prattville Library Board committee urges director to move books under new policies
The policy’s content prohibitions are vague, and the policy requires a board vote to exercise its discretion over book collections.