Library Director Fired for Defending LGBTQ Books

0:00It's April 2nd. This is Entertainment in Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. Rutherford County Library Director Luanne James just got fired on Monday March 30th after the board voted 8-3 against her. She refused to shift over 100 books, including some with LGBTQ things, from the kids section to the adult shelves. The board argued those books pushed gender confusion, but James did firm, calling the order straight-up censorship that breaks first the mimin rules, and library standards. She's speaking out through her attorney, saying she's disappointed to lose her job for protecting everyone's right to books and info, no matter what. James stresses public libraries serve the whole community as open forms, not tools for political agendas, and this firing feels like targeting her. Views. She's weighing legal fights now, determined to defend free reading for kids, and all patrons, keeping that trust she's built over years alive.