PIERCE COUNTY, Ga. () — A librarian who says she was fired for supporting a volunteer-made book display is speaking out.
LaVonnia Moore, a former employee of the Pierce County public library system, claims she was dismissed in June 2025 for endorsing a reading program exhibit called “Color Our World.”
Moore has started a GoFundMe account to help with her legal fees. On the page, she posted the following:
“Families collaborated with their children to assemble a display featuring books that highlighted the diverse colors of life. The children were drawn to colorful books with rainbows. Among the titles chosen was “When Aiden Became a Brother,” a celebrated, age-appropriate story revolving around love and acceptance in a family with a transgender child.
Although I didn’t personally create the display, I supported the community’s engagement as I have done for other volunteer-led exhibits. As librarians, we facilitate spaces for everyone. Libraries are among the rare public spaces that are accessible to all. We amplify voices and accommodate the entire community. I did not limit what parents and children could contribute to the display, nor do I dictate what they can or cannot read. That is not the essence of libraries—or democracies.
Nevertheless, members of a group called The Alliance for Faith and Family saw the display and saw it as an opportunity to promote their own divisive political agenda. They organized a campaign against me and pressured the new library head to fire me. Instead of investigating, talking to me or my team, or exploring any kind of fair process, they used the “at-will” clause in my contract to terminate me on the spot.
No warning. No meeting. No due diligence. Just the words “poor decision making” on a piece of paper after 15 years of service.
I want the library community and volunteers to know that what has happened is not their fault. To everyone who lives in Pierce County: please be safe and true to yourself. Know that the public library should always be a place where you can feel welcome and enjoy your time.
That book still exists in the collection—because it belongs there. It reflects real families. Real kids. Real love. Although I did not choose the book myself, I stand ten toes down on this truth: The library is a public space. All community members should feel welcome inside it and have equal access to its resources.
I feel heartbroken. Not just because I lost a job—but because I lost it for doing what librarians are supposed to do: create a space for everyone. I stood by our mission. I followed policy. I led with love. And now I am out of work for it.”
News 3 has reached out to Moore and the library system for comment.
