The Fairhope Public Library will remain without state aid for the time being as the Alabama Public Library Service board voted to table a decision on whether to restore or permanently revoke funding.

APLS Chairman John Wahl said he didn’t want the board to make a “knee-jerk reaction” now that the library has completed its process of reviewing books and said each board member should review the books remaining in the teen section to determine whether they are “sexually explicit.”

Boardmember Ron Snider, who represents Fairhope’s district, made a motion to restore Fairhope’s funding but no board member seconded it. Snider sharply criticized his fellow board members.

“We are becoming a board of censorship if you go down that route,” Snider said.

Elizabeth Williams, leader of Read Freely Ba

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