"Terri Lesley, director of Campbell County Public Library, was removed from her position in July, 2023 after 27 years of service when the Campbell County library board voted four to one to fire her. The board had pushed for two years to convince Lesley to remove the collection of books, which some had claimed were inappropriate for minors."
"Some of the books Lesley refused to remove included Gender Queer by Maia Kobabeby Jonathan Evison, This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson, How Do You Make a Baby by Anna Fiske, Doing It by Hannah Witton, Sex is a Funny Word by Corey Silverberg, and Dating and Sex: A Guide for the 21st Century Teen Boy by Andrew P. Smiler."
"Books bans were at a record high two years ago when Lesley was fired - a record that has since been broken. During the 2024-2025 school year, PEN America recorded 6,870 instances of book bans across 23 states and 87 public school districts, affecting 3,752 titles. They represented the work of 2,308 authors, 243 illustrators, and 38 translators."
Terri Lesley was removed from her role as director of Campbell County Public Library in July 2023 after a 4-1 board vote following 27 years of service. The board spent two years attempting to have Lesley remove a collection of books some considered inappropriate for minors; Lesley refused. Lesley settled with the state for $700,000 and agreed to drop her lawsuit against the state while continuing a separate lawsuit against three individuals who challenged the books. The library board left the American Library Association and the Wyoming Library Association in October 2022. Book bans have surged nationwide, affecting thousands of titles.
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