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Autauga County · Autauga CountyThe Autauga-Prattville Library Board fired its director last week for releasing confidential information. The board terminated Andrew Foster for revealing confidential information to the press and violation of criminal law. The Alabama Political Reporter obtained and published email exchanges between Foster and the board. Foster complied with the request under Alabama's Open Records Act.See the Story
Whitmire: Why was an Alabama library director fired? Read between the lines.
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Prattville · PrattvilleAutauga-Prattville Library director Andrew Foster was fired last week. Adrienne Barringer and Luke Rollins, who were also fired, say they have yet to be offered their jobs back. The board also needs new members to replace people who left recently.See the Story
Prattville library cuts hours, programs as staff quit: ‘Hard to have hope’
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Prattville · PrattvilleKaitlan Collins, host of CNN's The Source, is speaking out against politicization of libraries. Collins is a Prattville native and has long spoken out against misinformation. Many Prattville residents protested after the dismissal of the Autauga-Prattville Library director and at least four staff members.See the Story
Prattville native Kaitlan Collins: Alabama libraries should not be ‘political battlegrounds’
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Prattville · PrattvilleThe board of trustees unanimously named the interim director, Tammy Bear. The board fired Andrew Foster after he fulfilled an open records request. Other employees were fired after they closed the library following Foster's termination. Residents called for the reinstatement of Foster and his colleagues and an end to challenging books.See the Story
Prattville library board appoints interim librarian; protests over firing, book challenges continue
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Prattville · PrattvilleThe board fired former director Andrew Foster after he fulfilled an open records request. The board also reprimanded him for recording meetings, which is allowed by state law if at least one person consents. The other staff members were fired after closing the library Thursday in protest of Foster's dismissal.See the Story
Library organizations react to Prattville library firings: ‘A travesty’
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