Protect Prattville Library Staff and Patrons

The Autauga-Prattville Alabama Library board has fired the library director for refusing to move or remove 113 books that they feel are "inappropriate". The rest of the staff did something heroic in solidarity with their colleague: they walked out, locked up the library, and said No to this unethical board action. Then, the board fired four more staff members. We need your help now to save this library from its own board and protect the staff in their stand for what is right.

The EveryLibrary Institute is a non-profit charitable partner supporting the right to read, anti-discrimination efforts, and the people who work in libraries. Your donation will go to two big needs: We will defend the staff and support them during this trying time while also supporting the local campaign to end discriminatory library policies and reinstate staff.

Our hope is to help stand in the gap while these librarians stand up for the right to read - and for everyone to be welcome at the library.

The EveryLibrary Institute is a Gold Rated charity on GuideStar and has been the charitable partner for library crisis campaigns like the Patmos Library in Michigan, the Ridgeland Library in Mississippi, and the "Help a Library Worker Out " fund during COVID. Donations on this GoFundMe page are tax-deductible.

Book Riot's Kelly Jensen reports in Book Riot , "The library workers .. need to be commended. Not only did they stand up for the rights of every citizen to whom the library belongs, but they did so knowing their own livelihoods are on the line."

Help save the Autauga-Prattville Library and protect the staff by taking action now.