DoomsdaysCW#Alabama board defunds local #library after complaints over ‘#inappropriate’ books
By KIM CHANDLER
Updated 11:44 PM EDT, March 21, 2025
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"'I think that the GOP chair on the State Library Board is forcing the removal of books just because of anti-library extremists. I think that’s ignoring the voices of Fairhope taxpayers and library users,' said Amber Frey of #ReadFreely Alabama, an organization that has opposed the restrictions.
"The action against the Fairhope Library is the first taken under a new Alabama law and 2024 administrative code changes that say to receive state funding, local libraries must have policies to safeguard youth from 'sexually explicit or other material deemed inappropriate for children or youth.'"
https://apnews.com/article/library-content-battles-alabama-funding-571d58e060fbe0b25b2317a0bf99c467
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Alabama board defunds local library after complaints over 'inappropriate' books
The public library in Fairhope, Alabama has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content. The Alabama Public Library Service Board of Trustees voted Thursday to withhold state funding from the library. The action came after complaints from conservative parents about books in the teen section. The board also voted to immediately dismiss the executive director of the state library agency. The actions come amid a broader culture war over library content and programs and a surging number of challenges to books on library shelves.
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