APLS cuts funding to Fairhope Library due to “sexually explicit” books

Fairhope Public Library surprised by APLS vote to rescind its funding

A row of library books. A member of the the Fairhope Public Library Board said Friday that library officials were caught by surprise by the Alabama Public Library Service's decision to cut its funding. (Getty)Fairhope Public Library staff and officials were surprised to learn that the Alabama Public Library Service had rescinded their funding on Thursday. One library board member said she was eating lunch when one of the staff called and told he…

Tennessee Library Board Votes 5-3 to Remove Transgender Books from Children's Section

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APLS cuts funding to Fairhope Library due to “sexually explicit” books

The anti-censorhip group Read Freely criticized the action and announced a fundraiser to offset the loss of state funding.

Fundraiser started to help Fairhope library after funding freeze

After the Alabama Public Library Service suspended state funding to the Fairhope Public Library, Read Freely Alabama started an online fundraiser to give more than $40,000 to the embattled library.