The Alabama Public Library board reduced state funding on Thursday to the Fairhope Public Library after being notified about books in the teen section that were considered inappropriate.

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The Fairhope City Council met Monday night just days after the Alabama Public Library Service voted to suspend state funding to the Fairhope Public Library due to the inclusion of certain books in its ...

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