New APLS appointee is a step toward agenda to move LGBTQ books
Amy Dozier Minton has challenged at least 30 titles due to LGBTQ characters, and she plans to challenge more.
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AG finds state funding for libraries can be contingent on policies
Marshall wrote that the state agency cannot directly control what local libraries do, but can make state aid contingent on policies.
Public comment period on APLS changes expected to start Feb. 1
The suggested changes could put conditions on state aid for local libraries.
Both sides of library debate call for state library service to release “secret blacklist”
Without access to the list, it's unclear just how many books have been submitted, and how many have actually been added.
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I’ve spent a lot of time covering the book-challenging campaign against public libraries.
Despite criticisms, libraries have followed proper protocol in response to book challenges
In Prattville and beyond, library staff and board members have been largely following proper protocol to deal with challenges.
Prattville library board appointment sparks controversy
Councilman Tony Moore has spoken out against the library board for refusing to move some of the books challenged by Clean Up Alabama.
Clean Up Alabama hosts roundtable in Prattville
The discussion continued the group’s trend of focusing on children’s books containing “gender ideology."
Dothan conservative forum panelists talk libraries, child access to pornography
At one point, a panelist surmised that the increase in gender dysphoria in youth all ties back to "evil shots."
ALGOP joins discourse criticizing LGBTQ content in public libraries
A proposed resolution calls for the Alabama Public Library Service to cut ties with the American Library Association.