LIBRARY DIRECTOR FIRED AMID BOOK DISPUTE WINS $700,000 SETTLEMENT
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✍️ A former Wyoming library director, Terri Lesley, was fired after refusing to remove books with LGBTQ+ themes and sexual content from youth shelves. She has settled a lawsuit with the county for $700,000.
👉 Terri Lesley was fired as library director in Campbell County, Wyoming, in 2023 👉 She refused to remove books with LGBTQ+ themes and sexual content from youth shelves 👉 Lesley sued the county, claiming her First Amendment rights were violated 👉 She has settled the lawsuit for $700,000 👉 A separate lawsuit against three individuals who contested the books will continue
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