Fairhope Public Library declines to move challenged books amid APLS spat

Fairhope Public Library declines to move challenged books amid APLS spat

The Fairhope Public Library board on Monday voted to keep two challenged books in the teen section. The two books, “Grown” by Tiffany Jackson and “Sold” by Patricia McCormick, deal with young girls facing sexual exploitation. The move comes as the Alabama Public Library Service has asserted that the Fairhope library is not in compliance with state code requiring sections for children and teens to be free from “sexually explicit” material.  Board…

Fairhope library board challenges APLS, says policies in compliance with state rules

After the Alabama Public Library Service froze the Fairhope Public Library’s state funding over “sexually explicit” books, its board of trustees voted to keep a pair of novels challenged for “obscenity” in the teen section and contended the Eastern Shore…