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A book from the teen section of the Fairhope Public Library was so explicit that Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl was asked to give a trigger warning before reading more.
Read Freely Alabama and several national pro-LGBT groups joined together in opposition to the Alabama Public Library Service's recent change to the administrative code.
The Fairhope Public Library was presented with over $42,000 in donations from EveryLibrary during its regular meeting Monday. The funds were raised after state funding was paused by the Alabama Public Library Service earlier this year.
The Alabama Public Library Service’s executive board approved changes to classify gender ideology as inappropriate for children and youth collections in libraries across the state. The board also delayed a vote on the fate of funding for the Fairhope Public Library.
Clean Up Alabama provided information claiming a member of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) does not live in the district he represents.
The First Amendment protects free expression, but does not guarantee unrestricted access for minors. For more than half a century, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that protecting children from harmful or obscene content is not only permissible but also a compelling government interest.
When the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) met last month, chairman John Wahl requested a list of books that were reviewed by the Fairhope Public Library board of trustees.
Read Freely Alabama compared two Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) members and various conservative groups to the KKK in a recent newsletter.
Read Freely Alabama has been facing an uphill battle in its fight to keep controversial books in the children's and young adult sections of the state's public libraries. Now, the group hopes to channel the energy from the recent "No Kings" protest to boost its cause.
State funding remains in limbo for the Fairhope Public Library following the Alabama Public Library Service decision to pause funding earlier this year.
Nearly 7,000 letters were sent to the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) in support of a proposed amendment, thanks to a grassroots effort. The amendment would deem gender ideology inappropriate for minors.
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) heard from over 8,000 people during a six-week public comment period concerning a proposed amendment deeming gender ideology as inappropriate for children and youth. On Tuesday, the APLS board heard verbal arguments from both sides of the matter.
When the Fairhope Public Library Board of Trustees met on Monday, chairman Randal Wright said she doesn’t think the Alabama Public Library Service will do what they said they will do.
The Alabama Public Library Service is hosting a long-awaited public hearing on rule changes to the state's administrative code to classify material containing gender ideology as inappropriate for children and youth sections in libraries.
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) voted to push back once again, a decision on funding the Fairhope Public Library. Board members want more time to review materials provided by the local board. Meanwhile, APLS chairman John Wahl pleaded for both sides to come together to end the dangerous rhetoric that has led to him receiving a credible death threat.
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) has announced the opening of a public comment period for a proposed code amendment deeming material containing gender ideology inappropriate for children and youth sections of Alabama’s libraries. Nothing about this rule would prohibit or ban books on these topics from being in the adult sections.
John Wahl, the chairman of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board and the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP), sent a formal letter on Wednesday to public library directors across the state, informing them that the APLS Board will stand behind President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the use of federal funds to promote gender ideology.
The Fairhope Public Library’s board of trustees voted on what to do with 14 books in the teen section after reading them and discussing the content.
Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl said he was pleased to read a recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision allowing librarians to remove books from shelves.
Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Chairman John Wahl weighed in on the library controversy unfolding in Fairhope on FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show.”
The Spanish Fort Public Library (SFPL) Board, comprised of city council members, unanimously approved an amended policy Monday to ensure juveniles in the library are protected from sexually explicit materials.
A Fairhope man has already paid the price for the safety of his family. In 2021, Nathaniel Spurgeon's wife and mother-in-law were kidnapped for ransom. Now, he is opening up about his experience in hopes of preventing innocent children from having to pay the price for the mistakes of adults.
Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl said all libraries, including the Fairhope Public Library, should be safe for children. After watching part of a Fairhope City Council meeting Tuesday night, he said some things must be clarified.
The Fairhope Public Library board voted not to move a controversial book from the teen section to the adult section after the state paused funding due to explicit material, meaning it will no longer receive state funding.
Alabama Public Library Service board chairman John Wahl announced on Monday the near completion of an effort to protect the state’s libraries from potential federal funding losses as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to target federal programs.
We want to ensure that Alabama’s libraries remain welcoming spaces for all families – and not just one side of this debate.
The swarms of advocates who have spent nearly two years pushing to keep sexually explicit books in Alabama libraries have been uncharacteristically silent after the Alabama Public Library Service Board voted to terminate Dr. Nancy Pack last week.