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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mead Gruver

Library director wins $700k settlement after being fired amid book row

Three people sit with a sign at a Campbell County, Wyoming, Library Board meeting in 2023 - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes will receive $700,000 after settling a lawsuit.

Terri Lesley was fired as the library system director in northeastern Wyoming's Campbell County in 2023 after a furore erupted over books at the library in Gillette.

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