From compliance to defunding: The case over Fairhope’s library creates confusion
State officials' apparent contradictory statements leave Fairhope officials searching for answers about sudden loss of ...
This Alabama library’s funding threatened over these 35 titles - see the full list
The board will decide on April 21 whether to relocate titles including "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Hate U Give" to adult ...
Fairhope library considering review of 35 books flagged by Alabama officials as ‘sexually explicit’
With its state funding at risk, Fairhope city and library officials are contemplating a review of approximately 35 books ...
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Republicans cut a library’s funding over LGBTQ+ books. Then the community did something surprising.
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) voted to pause $40,000 in funding to the Fairhope Public Library after the ...
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Fairhope firefighters burn home for giant training exercise
Firefighters are known for putting out house fires. Saturday, Fairhope firefighters spent the day starting house fires as ...
Alabama board defunds local library after complaints over ‘inappropriate’ books
The Alabama Public Library Service Board of Trustees voted Thursday to withhold state funding from the Fairhope Public ...
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APLS cuts funding to Fairhope Library due to “sexually explicit” books
The anti-censorhip group Read Freely criticized the action and announced a fundraiser to offset the loss of state funding.
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Donors raise enough funds for Fairhope Library to offset loss of state aid
A fundraiser started by the Fairhope chapter of Read Freely Alabama had raised 77 percent of its $40,000 goal.
Fairhope library loses state funding over compliance dispute
The Alabama Public Library Service Executive Board has cut state funding to the Fairhope Public Library, marking the first ...
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New program helps Fairhope police better respond to mental health emergencies
The Fairhope Police Department is taking a new approach to responding to mental health emergencies. “We get a lot of those ...
Construction forcing Fairhope’s popular Earth Day event to relocate to Mobile County
Mobile Bay and the city of Fairhope have been joined at the hip for more than 20 years but because of ongoing construction on ...
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Fairhope firefighters burn home for giant training exercise
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — Firefighters are known for putting out house fires. Saturday, Fairhope firefighters spent the day starting house fires as part of a large training exercise. Smoke and ...