Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather; now I’m in the middle of it.

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

Running against Moms for Liberty is a winning 2026 strategy

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

How can a library know whether it is in compliance with state code? The question might sound like a snooze, but the underlying topic is fraught.

Last week, the organization filed an amicus brief supporting Florida plaintiffs who challenged the removal of books, arguing the Constitution guarantees the right to information.

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

The Fairhope library has already lost more than $20,000 in state aid.

The board also voted to require all libraries to offer youth library cards with restricted access.

The Gardiner-area school board is one of many across the state being confronted with organized, sometimes disruptive, efforts to remake education.

With restrictions in place will the state fund the Fairhope library?

The administrative code changes go beyond the original proposal, and not only deal with gender ideology but also library cards for minors.

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

The ALGOP, chaired by APLS chair John Wahl, solicited support for the code changes, sparking opponents to claim ethics concerns.

The author of one of America's most-banned books is calling on the Alabama Public Library Service to restore funding to the Fairhope Public Library.

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

Read Freely Alabama is a volunteer group of concerned citizens who oppose censorship in our local libraries. As the scale of censorship efforts

Candidates backed by groups supporting book relocation at Fairhope Public Library faced election, with only one securing a victory.

The granddaughter of beloved writer Madeleine L’Engle, author of one of the most banned books of the last 60 years, advocates that books should build courage, not keep us “safe.”

In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

Amy Minton says books with references to masturbation must be relocated to adult sections despite library board's determination that materials aren't sexually explicit. Minton's comments come after Fa...

Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries

It’s time we stand up to Wahl and demand his resignation.