Local news 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. Jacob Holmes / 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." Jacob Holmes / 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. Jacob Holmes / 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. Jacob Holmes / 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. Jacob Holmes / May 30, 2023