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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

New ETF budget would cut APLS funding 18 percent, condition state aid to local libraries

The agency's cut stands in stark contrast to the rest of the proposed budget, which saw growth for most.

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

Prattville library board calls special meeting to discuss pending litigation

The meeting comes just over a week after former director Andrew Foster demanded that the board reinstate him as director.

April 1, 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

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

The exterior of the Prattville Public Library on a summer day.

Prattville Library Board likely breaks open meetings law to name interim director

The Open Meetings Act requires government entities, including boards, give at least 24 hours' notice of a special meeting.

March 18, 2024

Bill giving local governments power to boot library board members passes committee

A committee approved a bill that gives local governments the power to remove library board members.

February 8, 2024