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Alabama board defunds local library after complaints over 'inappropriate' books

The Alabama Public Library Service Board voted to withhold state funding from the Fairhope Public Library over complaints about books in its teen section, according to Board Chairman John Wahl.
Wahl claimed the library is violating state policies aimed at protecting children from inappropriate materials.
Amber Frey of Read Freely Alabama criticized the defunding, stating it ignores the voices of Fairhope taxpayers and library users.
Read Freely Alabama has launched a fundraiser to replace the $42,000 in lost state funding for the Fairhope library.

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Fairhope Public Library supporters raise money to replace funds state plans to withhold • Alabama Reflector

A row of library books. Supporters of the Fairhope Public Library raised almost $40,000 to offset the funding that APLS has withheld. (Getty)A nonprofit says it has raised enough money for Fairhope Public Library to cover state funds that the Alabama Public Library Service Board cut off last week. Read Freely Alabama, a grassroots free speech advocacy organization that has fought restrictions on library content, said it had collected almost $39,…

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Alabama Live

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Fairhope rallies around ‘the best library in the state’ after conservative outcry leads to funding cut

The Moms for Liberty group's complaints about book placement led to a temporary state funding suspension.

10 hours ago·Alabama, United States

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WKRG

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Fairhope Public Library supporters pack City Council meeting wearing yellow

The Fairhope Public Library is a place where people come eager to learn, but now it's also at the center of a heated debate.

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Alabama Political Reporter

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Donors raise enough funds for Fairhope Library to offset loss of state aid

Just three days after the Alabama Public Library Service voted to cut funding to the Fairhope Public Library, donors have raised 80 percent of the state’s annual allocation for the library. As of Sunday at 11:59 p.m., a fundraiser started by the Fairhope chapter of Read Freely Alabama had raised 77 percent of its $40,000 goal to account for the potential shortfall in state funding. The APLS board voted last week to immediately suspend funding to…

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The Post and Courier

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Pickens County libraries won't review books based on sex or gender complaints

The Pickens County Library Board is updating its review and collection policies amid heated public discussion over the contents of its libraries and the length of the review process.

2 days ago·Charleston, United States

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WHNT 19 News

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Athens-Limestone County Public Library Board of Trustees releases statement on 'age-appropriate material' concerns

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Athens-Limestone County Public Library Board of Trustees released a statement Saturday to clear up reports of inappropriate material shown in the youth sections of the library. According to the Board of Trustees for the library, there is a report going around that there are non-age-appropriate materials in the youth sections of the Athens-Limestone County Public Library. Authorities responded to high-spee…

2 days ago·Huntsville, United States

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