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Fairhope Public Library stories
News
Fairhope's library board moved five books and kept nine others amid a heated funding dispute over "sexually explicit" definitions and state code.
Education
The move comes as the Alabama Public Library Service has asserted that the Fairhope library is not in compliance with state code.
Featured Opinion
Wahl and APLS call it "common sense," but this censorship agenda is anything but. It's calculated, coercive and chillingly un-American.
Local news
Council President Jack Burrell said he takes exception to the actions of the APLS board and fears the freedom to read is under attack.
Local news
A fundraiser started by the Fairhope chapter of Read Freely Alabama had raised 77 percent of its $40,000 goal.
State
The anti-censorhip group Read Freely criticized the action and announced a fundraiser to offset the loss of state funding.
Local news
The decision bolsters the board's current response to book challenges.
News
The board voted to hire Robert Gourlay, assistant director since 2022, to replace outgoing director Tamara Dean.
Local news
Fairhope City Council President Jay Robinson said the council does not have input into library content.