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Dale County Commission delays budget vote after Ozark mayor calls to defund library

Commission Chairman Steve McKinnon said he does not anticipate a situation in which the library is not funded.

August 30, 2023

Ozark mayor calls for defunding library if LGBT books remain in YA section

Mayor Mark Blankenship posted on Facebook that he has been "trying to remove this trash from the kids section."

August 28, 2023

Alabama Public Library Service board asks AG for opinion on regulating local libraries

The vote came at the urging of APLS District 5 board member John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Republican Party.

August 14, 2023

Prattville library challengers recruiting people to negatively review books

The group is assigning books to be reviewed and instructing reviewers to use verbiage that aligns with Alabama anti-obscenity law.

July 13, 2023

Prattville library becomes battleground for book-banning culture war

A group of Prattville parents challenged the inclusion of LGBTQ books in the children's section of the Autauga-Prattville Public Library.

May 30, 2023