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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alabama</span></a> board defunds local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>library</span></a> after complaints over ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/inappropriate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inappropriate</span></a>’ books</p><p>By KIM CHANDLER<br />Updated 11:44 PM EDT, March 21, 2025</p><p>Excerpt:<br />&quot;&#39;I think that the GOP chair on the State Library Board is forcing the removal of books just because of anti-library extremists. I think that’s ignoring the voices of Fairhope taxpayers and library users,&#39; said Amber Frey of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReadFreely" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReadFreely</span></a> Alabama, an organization that has opposed the restrictions.</p><p>&quot;The action against the Fairhope Library is the first taken under a new Alabama law and 2024 administrative code changes that say to receive state funding, local libraries must have policies to safeguard youth from &#39;sexually explicit or other material deemed inappropriate for children or youth.&#39;&quot; </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/library-content-battles-alabama-funding-571d58e060fbe0b25b2317a0bf99c467" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/library-con</span><span class="invisible">tent-battles-alabama-funding-571d58e060fbe0b25b2317a0bf99c467</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LibraryNews</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>In reversal, Vermont State U to keep physical libraries</p><p><a href="https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/04/26/in-reversal-vermont-state-u-to-keep-physical-libraries/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">boston.com/news/local-news/202</span><span class="invisible">3/04/26/in-reversal-vermont-state-u-to-keep-physical-libraries/</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LibraryNews</span></a></p>