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Fairhope Public Library stories
Local news
The library will soon be able to participate in the county courier service again after changes made Tuesday.
Local news
The APLS board voted 3-2 to find the library noncompliant for including "sexually explicit" materials in youth sections.
News
The Fairhope library has already lost more than $20,000 in state aid.
State
The board also voted to require all libraries to offer youth library cards with restricted access.
News
More than half of Fairhope's annual state funding, about $22,000, was officially distributed to other libraries in Baldwin County after a missed deadline.
News
The author of one of America's most-banned books is calling on the Alabama Public Library Service to restore funding to the Fairhope Public Library.
News
Boardmember Ron Snider chided the board for sliding into "censorship" if they don't restore Fairhope's funding.
Municipal elections
Candidates backed by groups supporting book relocation at Fairhope Public Library faced election, with only one securing a victory.
News
Fairhope's library faces defunding after a vote to keep challenged books in the teen section.