Legislature House passes 18 percent cut to state library operations budget House Education Budget Chair Danny Garrett said he "redirected" $750,000 of the agency's budget. Jacob HolmesApril 17, 2024
State New APLS appointee proposes pushing Prattville policies statewide The proposed code changes would require all libraries across the state to implement those policies basically verbatim. Jacob HolmesMarch 22, 2024
State New APLS appointee is a step toward agenda to move LGBTQ books Amy Dozier Minton has challenged at least 30 titles due to LGBTQ characters, and she plans to challenge more. Jacob HolmesFebruary 8, 2024
Education State Rep. Dubose criticizes APLS code change timeline The proposed changes have come under fire from advocates of Constitutional librarianship, who argue the language supports censorship efforts. Jacob HolmesJanuary 31, 2024
State APLS blacklist grows to 82 books, including Amish romances The list is a mix of books targeted by Clean Up Alabama, amish romance novels and right-wing books. Jacob HolmesJanuary 29, 2024
State Public comment period on APLS changes expected to start Feb. 1 The suggested changes could put conditions on state aid for local libraries. Jacob HolmesJanuary 26, 2024
Education Moms for Liberty sends letter to lawmakers urging action on libraries The group lays out its objectives in the letter, including giving the state agency more control of local library collection policies. Jacob HolmesJanuary 8, 2024
State Both sides of library debate call for state library service to release “secret blacklist” Without access to the list, it's unclear just how many books have been submitted, and how many have actually been added. Jacob HolmesDecember 27, 2023
Governor Ivey removes APLS board member who criticized threats against agency’s budget Virginia Doyle questioned threats to rip funding away from the state agency over matters she said the board has no authority to address. Jacob HolmesNovember 22, 2023
State APLS executive board primed for decision Thursday It will be up to the agency’s executive board whether to follow through on withdrawing from the ALA. Jacob HolmesNovember 14, 2023