News Prattville Library Board attorney’s retraction demand dubbed misleading, sources say The attorney for the Autauga-Prattville Public Library Board sent APR a retraction demand Monday. Jacob HolmesMarch 19, 2024
Featured Opinion Instead of banning books, try talking to your kids The recent uproar over allegedly "inappropriate" books seems to have much more to do with fear than actual indecency. Josh MoonMarch 19, 2024
Education Prattville Library Board committee urges director to move books under new policies The policy’s content prohibitions are vague, and the policy requires a board vote to exercise its discretion over book collections. Jacob HolmesMarch 11, 2024
State Baldwin County children’s author suggests Prattville policies as model for local libraries "They've done the work so now other local boards can follow suit," the author wrote. Jacob HolmesFebruary 16, 2024
Local news Her law firm wanted to sue the Prattville library; now, she represents it. The Prattville Library has never faced a lawsuit, but its new attorney Laura Clark just helped write policies that has some residents promising legal... Jacob HolmesFebruary 12, 2024
State AG finds state funding for libraries can be contingent on policies Marshall wrote that the state agency cannot directly control what local libraries do, but can make state aid contingent on policies. Jacob HolmesFebruary 6, 2024
Featured Opinion Jacob Holmes’ top 5 stories of 2023 I’ve spent a lot of time covering the book-challenging campaign against public libraries. Jacob HolmesDecember 27, 2023
Education Amidst book challenges, Gadsden Public Library could lose minor funding source The Etowah County GOP's Amy Minton is driving challenges and opposing library funding over "inappropriate materials" in books for minors. Jacob HolmesDecember 26, 2023
Education Despite criticisms, libraries have followed proper protocol in response to book challenges In Prattville and beyond, library staff and board members have been largely following proper protocol to deal with challenges. Jacob HolmesNovember 29, 2023
State Inside Clean Up Alabama’s plan to jail librarians for giving LGBTQ+ books to kids If Clean Up Alabama were to meet its goals, librarians would face up to a year in jail for having LGBTQ books on the... Jacob HolmesSeptember 7, 2023