Tennessee Library Director Quits After Furor Over LGBT+ Books
A library director has resigned from his post in small-town Tennessee after an uproar over a display of LGBTQ+ books.
Now, the Maury County library board is frantic to find a replacement for Zachary Fox, whose supporters say he was targeted and bullied as part of a right-wing pressure campaign.
Tensions started to rise in June when the Maury County Public Library arranged LGBTQ+ books on a shelf near the front for Pride Month. Library board member Joel Friddell told The Daily Beast people took issue with the location of the display, claiming it was too close to children’s books.