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Residents press Prattville council for transparency and new-book purchases at public library

3226930 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

Two residents told the council the library board has been inactive and that the library’s recent 'just added' listings indicate few new-release title purchases; they asked the council to review book-purchase invoices and demand greater transparency.

Two residents used the council’s public-comment period on May 6 to urge the City Council to investigate operations and transparency at the public library and at the library board.

Karen Ballard Cooper said she attended a recent Billingsley Library board meeting and found no old or new business on the agenda; she said the board, which she identified as the policy and…

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