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Fairhope council throws support behind library after funding pause

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Fairhope’s city leaders agreed they support the Fairhope Library and have no plans to reduce its funding after the Alabama Public Library Service temporarily suspended state funding to the library over “obscene” books.
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Fairhope council throws support behind library after funding pause

Fairhope’s city leaders agreed they support the Fairhope Library and have no plans to reduce its funding after the Alabama Public Library Service temporarily suspended state funding to the library over “obscene” books.

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Alabama Public Library Service Defunds Fairhope Public Library; City Council Will Not Follow Suit

On Thursday, March 20, the Alabama Public Library Service Board of Trustees (APLS) voted to defund the Fairhope Public Library (FPL). APLS Chairman John Wahl stated that the library was violating state policies related to protecting children from “inappropriate” material in the library. Wahl, who was appointed Chair of the APLS in September 2024, is also the current chairman of the Alabama Republican Party. One of the Republican Party’s goals un…

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