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Brendon Donoho, a local advocate in Rutherford County, Tennessee, is challenging book bans by creating a free online library at borobannedbooks.com. After the library board moved 132 childrens books, mostly on LGBTQ topics, to adult sections, they fired director Luanne James for refusing to comply. Donoho, a straight audio engineer and journalism grad, has been dropping off banned books at coffee shops and providing quick access to them. He has also fought against the school boards ban on Toni Morrisons Beloved and is involved in a federal lawsuit challenging over 145 school library removals. Donohos efforts highlight the importance of libraries holding all stories and not erasing them.

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