Local news Prattville Library Board formally denies violating Open Meetings Act The library board of trustees Friday denied violating the Open Meetings Act. Jacob HolmesApril 22, 2024
Legislature New ETF budget would cut APLS funding 18 percent, condition state aid to local libraries The agency's cut stands in stark contrast to the rest of the proposed budget, which saw growth for most. Jacob HolmesApril 10, 2024
Legislature New bill would ban “sexual content” from minors’ shelves in public libraries A second bill has been filed that would allow librarians to be held criminally liable for breaking Alabama obscenity law. Patrick DarringtonApril 8, 2024
Legislature House education budget chair says $750K being “redirected” from Library Service That represents a nearly 5 percent decrease in the state agency's operation budget. Jacob HolmesApril 5, 2024
Local news Prattville library board calls special meeting to discuss pending litigation The meeting comes just over a week after former director Andrew Foster demanded that the board reinstate him as director. Jacob HolmesApril 1, 2024
Local news Huntsville-Madison Library updates policies to “uphold intellectual freedom” As challenges have popped up at libraries across the state, the Huntsville system has become the focus of controversy multiple times. Jacob HolmesMarch 28, 2024
State Prattville Library Board chair says he never intended to move LGBTQ books New recordings provide support for Boles’s statements that he wanted to distinguish “sexual content” from “LGBTQ content." Jacob HolmesMarch 26, 2024
State On right-wing radio, Prattville library chair shares new insights into recent events Chair Ray Boles took to the airwaves to malign former director Andrew Foster and APR reporter Jacob Holmes. Jacob HolmesMarch 20, 2024
Local news Prattville Library Board likely breaks open meetings law to name interim director The Open Meetings Act requires government entities, including boards, give at least 24 hours' notice of a special meeting. Jacob HolmesMarch 18, 2024
Legislature Bill giving local governments power to boot library board members passes committee A committee approved a bill that gives local governments the power to remove library board members. Jacob HolmesFebruary 8, 2024