US Librarian Fired Over Trans Children’s Book Display Takes County To Court
Image: Image: LaVonnia Moore | ACLU of Georgia
A Georgia librarian who lost her job after allowing a children’s book about a transgender boy into a reading display is taking her former employers to court.
LaVonnia Moore filed a federal lawsuit on October 26 against Pierce County and the Three Rivers Regional Library System, alleging discrimination and violations of her constitutional rights.
Moore worked at the Pierce County library for 15 years, becoming its manager before she was dismissed on June 18, 2025.
US Librarian fights back
According to LGBTQ Nation, the dispute began during Georgia’s “Color Our World” summer reading program. Moore invited families to choose colourful books from the library’s collection for a display.
One family selected When Aidan Became a Brother, Kyle Lukoff’s picture book about a trans boy whose family is preparing to welcome another child. Moore allowed their choice.
“I wasn’t going to tell the kid no,” Moore said at the time.
After a photograph of the display appeared online, residents complained to county officials and demanded her removal.
Her complaint alleges the county threatened to withdraw funding unless the library system dismissed her. She says her decision to welcome the family’s participation was consistent with her religious beliefs.
Moore, also alleges race discrimination, saying she was replaced as library manager by a white woman. Her claims include discrimination based on religion and sex, retaliation, and breaches of free speech, due process and equal protection.
She is seeking compensation for lost income and benefits, emotional distress and other losses, along with court orders addressing the alleged violations.
The library system previously declined to comment, citing the prospect of litigation. The allegations have not been determined by a court.
The dispute resonates in Australia, where LGBTQIA+ books have also become targets.
In 2024, we reported on the rainbow street libraries offered to Cumberland residents after their council voted to remove books about same sex parenting. That ban was subsequently overturned.
We also covered NSW’s proposed library protections in March, reporting hundreds of attempts to exclude books from Australian libraries, with most complaints involving LGBTQIA+ material.
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