Save The Alamance County Libraries

14/07/2026

14/07/2026

A great blog post explaining what's going on with our Alamance County Libraries!

“If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” – Benjamin Franklin There are several stories we have shared in these blog posts about events occurring around our state that we have had to update as events ...

05/07/2026

Thanks for nothing to 4 of the 5 Commissioners! Due to the budget that was passed 2026-2027, the libraries have to close an hour early everyday and several part-time positions were cut.

03/07/2026

Another use for our awesome libraries!

02/07/2026

A summary of 6-30-26's Alamance County Library Committee meeting along with a highlight reel. Junior High, Lucy Lancaster Has a Secret, Melissa, Disney’s Hocus Pocus Spell Book, It Feels Good To Be Yourself, and Alice Austin Lived Here were NOT stickered. Occulted, Other Boys, You Too, The Prince and the Dress Maker, The Girl’s Guide to Relationships Sexuality and Consent, American Girl’s Is This Normal, and You Be You were all stickered. Ed Priola declined to comment on the Girl’s Guide to Relationships, Sexuality and Consent this time; Cheryl Sanford took every opportunity to point out the existence of homosexuality and transgenderism being mentioned in books, and Timothy Check expressed concerns that witchcraft (even in books as seemingly innocuous as Disney’s Hocus Pocus spellbook) merited a sticker for “self harm.” The Committee meeting was remarkably sedate compared to earlier meetings but it seems they took heed of the warnings that they were to stay (mostly) within the regulations they themselves wrote.

ETA: The Committee from L to R: Jessica Simmons, Cheryl Sanford (mostly blocked), Ed Priola, Timothy Check, Bonnie Whitaker, Paula Hendricks, Lynn Merril

01/07/2026

Quick Update from Today’s Alamance County LIbrary Committee Special Meeting:

I will post more tomorrow when we have video to share but it appears that the Library Committee does not appreciate having an audience- so thank you to all who came out and supported the freedom to read today! All the Committee members who were there (Lindsey McKinney recused herself and was absent since she submitted the books for appeal) were much more sedate than the last two sessions which had devolved into personal attacks at times. Ed Priola was sedate and had little to say, even about consent. Of note, Timothy Check was very concerned about witchcraft and that practicing it should be considered “self harm,” while Cheryl Sanford stated that in the book Alice Austin Lived Here, there were “29 references to gender identity and homosexuality,” and the mere mention of non-hetero characters merited a Parental Guidance sticker for explicit sexual activity. The Library Committee knows that there actions are being watched and they have chosen (mostly) to stay within the regulations that they themselves wrote. Please consider attending future meetings of the Alamance Library Committee!

18/06/2026

Good morning Library Supporters!
If you are concerned about the way the Library Committee is being run, the decisions that are being made, and the political appointments that are being made against the municipalities’ recommendations, I urge you to reach out to your commissioners by phone or email AND if you are from Mebane, the News of Orange County with a letter to the editor! The editor of NOC is interested in hearing from YOU!

News of Orange County Letter to the Editor
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Alamance County Commissioners
Ed Priola [email protected] 336-260-5242
Kelly Allen [email protected] 336-260-5664
Steve Carter [email protected] 336-214-7606
Sam Powell [email protected] 743-282-1175
Pam Thompson [email protected] 336-675-3479