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NYTIMES (Claire Fahy and Juan Arredondo) - Waiting for a Library Book? This Man Makes Sure You Get It.

For 20 years, a retired Police Department captain has overseen the shipping of books to library branches. Tens of thousands of books are sorted each day.

ABCNEWS - Book found bricked in a fireplace returned to Australian library, 150 years overdue

A book on Greek antiquities has been returned to an Australian public library about 150 years late, with water damage from years bricked into a fireplace

ABCNEWS - 2 dead in Northern California library shooting

Police arrested an 18-year-old suspect in a shooting on Monday at a California library, which left two dead and one injured, according to the Chico Police Department.

REDSTATE (Becca Lower) - Director Discarded by Library Board After She Refused to Move Almost 200 LGBTQ-Plus Books From Kids' Area

WASHINGTONPOST (Daniel Wu) - Tenn. library director fired over refusal to move LGBTQ+ books to adult section

A county board near Nashville voted to dismiss Luanne James, who said she stands by her decision, in the latest clash in a national debate over access to books.

HUFFPOST - 'Always A Grift': Trump's Surprise Library Confession Leaves Critics Aghast

The president said his library will have another not-very-surprising element to it.

NYTIMES (Sonia A. Rao and Emily Cochrane) - Tennessee Library Director Luanne James Fired Over L.G.B.T.Q. Books

The director, Luanne James, was fired at a board meeting for the Rutherford County Library System on Monday after she refused to move certain books to the adult section.

HUFFPOST - Tennessee Librarian Fired For Refusing To Move Books From Children's To Adult Section

The Rutherford County Library Board voted Monday evening to fire library system director Luanne James for refusing to move more than 100 LGBTQ books from the children’s to the adult section.

HUFFPOST - 'True American Patriot': Librarian Risks Her Job After Refusing To Move LGBTQ+ Books

A Tennessee librarian said she isn't caving to an order she described as a clear violation of the First Amendment.