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

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

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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

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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

Alabama Public Library Service

Alabama Public Library Service

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.