Library directors must move “sexually explicit” content from children and teen sections to the adult section “effective ...

The public library in Fairhope, Alabama — a picturesque city on the shores of Mobile Bay — has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content. The Alabama Public Library ...

Randal Wright was in the middle of a pork sandwich last week when she received an alarming phone call: Alabama had paused funding to the library where Wright volunteered and thousands of residents ...

A full-blown culture war showdown is set for Thursday in Montgomery, where the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) board will face a surging crowd of speakers — now at 37 and climbing — over the ...

Blake Farmer with Marshall County EMA told 48 News that a lightning strike may have sparked the fire. It’s unclear how much ...

the decision in Alabama may have been the first time a local public library was targeted for defunding by a state government, said Jonathan Friedman, who directs U.S. free expression programs at ...

But the Fairhope library has been at the forefront of criticism by the Alabama Public Library Service board of directors, whose members say the board isn’t doing enough to protect children and ...

Residents of a city in Alabama are pushing back against what ... In a vote on April 21, 2025, AL.com reported that Fairhope Public Library will keep two books in the teen section, including ...

The Fairhope Public Library's funding was paused by the Alabama Public Library Service after a Moms for Liberty chapter complained about certain books. Read Freely Alabama raised nearly $47,000 ...

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Public Library Service Chairman John Wahl issued a statement regarding the board’s decision to suspend funding for the Fairhope Public Library over compliance ...

Pearlington, Mississippi, wasn’t known for much — if at all. The small riverside town, population 1,153, hugs the southern ...