About 60 people spoke out Tuesday morning at the Alabama Public Library Service about a proposed rule to keep books about transgender ideology out of sections of libraries designated for people under 18.

The three-hour hearing marked the end of the public comment period about the proposed rule change.

About 34 people spoke in favor of the rule, and about 25 spoke against it.

The seven-member APLS Board of Directors is expected to vote on the change at its meeting in November, Board Chairman John Wahl said.

Wahl, who is also chairman of the state Republican Party, said he expects it to pass, although he said it might be amended.

The proposed rule says “any material that promotes, encourages, or positively depicts transgender procedures, gender ideology, or the concept of more than two

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