News Prattville Library board intends to settle fired director’s lawsuit The board has denied violating the Open Meetings Act in its meeting to terminate Foster's employment. Jacob HolmesMay 13, 2024
Courts Federal Lawsuit Challenges Prattville Library Policies The complaint argues that the policy is overbroad, vague and implement unconstitutional content-based discrimination against materials. Jacob HolmesMay 9, 2024
Featured Opinion Opinion | Book challengers risk moving dystopian story into the nonfiction section What is a dystopian story if not a grim window into one of our worst possible futures? Jacob HolmesSeptember 7, 2023
Local news Clean Up Alabama planning “surprise” during key Autauga, Prattville government meetings According to APR's source, leaders have not shared their plans for Sept. 5 even with their supporters, to preserve the "surprise element." Jacob HolmesSeptember 4, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | Stop trying to steal our kids’ learning Books provide us with an opportunity to grow and learn. Some people are determined to steal that from our kids. Josh MoonSeptember 4, 2023
Local news In search of “compromise,” officials plan to compromise autonomy of Prattville library The current course of challenges against the Prattville public library is likely to end with the library defunded. Jacob HolmesSeptember 3, 2023
State Alabama Library Association condemns growing number of censorship attempts ALA also noted an increase in public harassment, verbal attacks and threats to library employees and board members. Jacob HolmesSeptember 1, 2023
Local news Level-funding of Prattville library infuriates book-challenging group Even level-funding the library has upset members of Clean Up Prattville, the group challenging the inclusion of certain books. Jacob HolmesAugust 17, 2023
Courts President of former API legal arm steps down to join staff of Chief Justice Tom Parker As Matt Clark steps down, his wife Laura Clark has been selected to take over the conservative legal firm. Jacob HolmesAugust 10, 2023
Local news New director steps in as Prattville library debate continues Andrew Foster said the calls to remove or reclassify certain books for minors containing LGBTQ and sexual content are a "steep slope." Jacob HolmesJuly 17, 2023