The head of the state library board and GOP party solicited Republicans for letters of support to remove books with positive transgender themes and characters from children’s bookshelves.

John Wahl is chair of both the Alabama Public Library Service and the Alabama Republican Party. AL.com obtained an email newsletter to Republican Party members asking for help with “Chairman Wahl’s ongoing efforts to protect Alabama’s children and ensure our public libraries remain age-appropriate areas.”

Wahl’s efforts, however, have opposition. A statewide library advocacy group has said that Wahl’s actions are an inappropriate use of his roles in both organizations and a “clear conflict of interest.”

Wahl made his appeal in the newsletter describing for supporters what comes next.

“The APLS is cu

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