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Arkansas

Rapert tries to block funding for libraries suing Arkansas over 2023 obscenity law

The Arkansas State Library Board voted unanimously on Friday to give public libraries their allotted quarterly share of state money after former state Sen. Jason Rapert tried to suspend funding for the libraries suing the state. The board authorized the disbursement of almost $1.4 million over the next couple of weeks, State Library Director Jennifer […]

Arkansas

Public libraries vs. quorum courts: an ongoing local conflict throughout Arkansas

YELLVILLE — Dana Scott hasn’t received a pay raise since the start of 2021. Scott, a librarian with 17 years of experience, has run the Marion County Library in North Arkansas for nearly seven years, and the library board of trustees has approved a merit pay raise for her every year. For the third year […]

Arkansas

Sanders appoints former Arkansas senator, ‘staunch conservative’ to State Library Board

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday announced the appointment of former Arkansas Sen. Jason Rapert to a six year term on the State Library Board. Rapert, described by right-leaning education and research organization Family Council as a “staunch conservative and a proponent of biblical worldview,” will serve on the state board […]

Alabama

Alabama’s guv did some digging before booting Marxist-led ALA | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The withdrawal of the Alabama Public Library Service was announced last week by its state director, Nancy Pack, an apologist for the ALA who reportedly bumped heads with the state governor. Smith, of Eagle Forum of Alabama, tells AFN the decision did not happen quickly because Pack initially defended the affiliation with the ALA. […]

Arkansas

Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Targeting Books & Librarians

A federal judge in Arkansas temporarily stopped a new law in the state that would have authorized criminal prosecution of librarians and bookstores who provide juveniles with “harmful” materials, the Associated Press reports. Judge Timothy L. Brooks enjoined the law, which would have constructed a new process for contesting library materials for relocation to locations […]

Arkansas

Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Criminalizing Librarians

A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked the implementation of an Arkansas law criminalizing librarians and booksellers who provide access to materials deemed “harmful to minors.” U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks—an appointee of former President Barack Obama—issued a preliminary injunction against two sections of Act 372 (also known as S.B. 81), a censorship bill introduced […]

City Council

Huntsville City Council privatizes public library operations despite pushback from residents – Houston Public Media | #citycouncil

John Rhine On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, a few months after Huntsville city officials ordered the removal of a “Read With Pride” display at the Huntsville Public Library, the city council voted to outsource library operations to a private company. The Huntsville City Council on Tuesday voted to outsource its public library operations to a […]