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Luanne James, a Tennessee library director, was fired for refusing to move 132 books from the kids section to the adult shelves, following a library board order. The books, mostly with LGBTQ themes, female empowerment stories, or diverse urban kids, were flagged in a statewide review. Jamess firing sparked controversy, with supporters raising nearly $80,000 for her and First Amendment groups calling it a violation of free speech rights. Her lawyer argued it was viewpoint discrimination, and experts compared it to old-school censorship. Advocacy groups are rallying to spotlight book bans, with proceeds going to libraries.

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