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Six groups that lobby the Legislature summarized their highs and lows during a conference call on Tuesday.

The state agency overseeing public libraries is set to host a hearing Tuesday on rules that could alter the availability of books in libraries around the state. The Alabama Public Library Service Board will solicit comment for changing the administrative code following a directive from Gov. Kay Ivey in October. Board members will make a […] The post Alabama Public Library Service Board to hold hearing on rules that could affect book access appeared first on Alabama Reflector.

Prominent American advocate for libraries, Tracie D Hall visits Melbourne's State Library Victoria to talk about book banning and the concomitant decline in adult and child literacy levels.

Tension has been plaguing the community for months after a parent complained in July that a library book contained inclusive pronouns.

State libraries have come under fire over the accessibility of gender-orientated content to children, but the group, Read Freely Alabama, believes a lot of this is fear mongering.

ALGOP Chair John Wahl recently responded to calls for an ethics investigation into his perceived affiliations with the conservative “parental rights” group Clean Up Alabama.

ALGOP Chair John Wahl recently responded to calls for an ethics investigation into his perceived affiliations with the conservative “parental rights” group Clean Up Alabama.