Rutherford County Library System Director Luanne James refuses to comply with board decision to move over 100 children's ...

Rutherford County’s library director refuses to relocate 132 children’s books, citing First Amendment concerns amid months of debate over LGBTQIA+ titles.

The Rutherford County Library System (RCLS) director is facing possible termination after she refused to comply with the board’s decision to relocate 132 books.

The move follows a letter sent earlier this year by the Tennessee Secretary of State calling on libraries across the state to conduct "age appropriateness" reviews of youth sections. The office later ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Starting Jan. 1, 2024, the Rutherford County Library System will implement a new library card policy that will make it harder for minors to check out books not meant for ...

Two Tennessee counties are moving to ban all transgender books from their county libraries, a move that First Amendment experts are pushing back on. Rutherford County passed a policy in March ordering ...

4 public comment speakers oppose the book removals Library board member who opposes the book-removal decision asks the majority, 'Why do we want to put our community through this?' Transgender ...

6 out of 10 public comment speakers oppose book banning Opponents of book banning hold signs saying, 'Leave it on the shelf.' Majority of board also decides to remove the picture book, 'Me & My ...