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- Opinion
book challenges stories
Education
The Etowah County GOP's Amy Minton is driving challenges and opposing library funding over "inappropriate materials" in books for minors.
Education
In Prattville and beyond, library staff and board members have been largely following proper protocol to deal with challenges.
State
If Clean Up Alabama were to meet its goals, librarians would face up to a year in jail for having LGBTQ books on the...
Education
What exactly are the books that have been challenged by the Prattville group, which has now expanded its efforts statewide?
Local news
Even level-funding the library has upset members of Clean Up Prattville, the group challenging the inclusion of certain books.
State
The board tapped Andrew Foster, currently the youth services system librarian for the Montgomery City-County Public Library, to step into the role of director.