Local news Ozark mayor calls for defunding library if LGBT books remain in YA section Mayor Mark Blankenship posted on Facebook that he has been "trying to remove this trash from the kids section." Jacob HolmesAugust 28, 2023
Education Inside the 44 books challenged at the Prattville Public Library What exactly are the books that have been challenged by the Prattville group, which has now expanded its efforts statewide? Jacob HolmesAugust 24, 2023
State Alabama Public Library Service board asks AG for opinion on regulating local libraries The vote came at the urging of APLS District 5 board member John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Republican Party. Jacob HolmesAugust 14, 2023
State Patriot Front resurfaces in Birmingham The hate group has been most active in Birmingham, focusing mostly on graffiti and vandalism. Members recently protested a Prattville pride picnic in person. Jacob HolmesAugust 8, 2023
Party politics ALGOP joins discourse criticizing LGBTQ content in public libraries A proposed resolution calls for the Alabama Public Library Service to cut ties with the American Library Association. Jacob HolmesAugust 7, 2023
State Prattville Library Board returns books to shelf, declines to move others The board previously decided to move six books within the children’s room of the library to a higher shelf. Jacob HolmesAugust 4, 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
Legislature A historian calls Republican threats to defund Alabama Archives “fascist” “Restricting marginalized history is textbook fascism,” historian Maigen Sullivan told APR. Patrick DarringtonJuly 10, 2023
News Mobile pastors condemn public support and funding for LGBTQ+ Pride events The pastors state that they oppose “sexually-focused activities” in public places “where children may be places in danger.” Patrick DarringtonJuly 3, 2023
Courts Tennessee, Kentucky judges block bans on gender-affirming care The state join Alabama and Arkansas judges in all issuing similar rulings against laws banning the treatments in their respective states. Jacob HolmesJune 29, 2023