US librarians train to defend intellectual freedom, fight book bans

School librarian Jamie Gregory, from South Carolina, displays two books that have been repeatedly challenged in the United States, while seated at the Banned Books from the Big Chair station at the American Library Association's annual conference in Chicago on June 24. The two books are: 'Gender Queer,' by Maia Kobabe, and 'Out Of Darkness,' by Ashley Hope Perez. Photo: AP

School librarian Jamie Gregory has been called a "pedophile” and "groomer,” bombarded with private messages threatening harm, accused of distributing pornography in schools, and had her personal address posted on social media.

She takes it on the chin.