ACLU of Arkansas Secures $275k Settlement for Fired Saline County Librarian

ACLU of Arkansas secures $275k settlement for fired Saline County librarian

Former Saline County Library Director Patty Hector was fired in retaliation for speaking out against censorship. Lawsuit alleges the termination violated Hector's First Amendment rights.

Arkansas librarian fired after opposing book ban efforts to receive $275K in settlement

Patty Hector, director of the Saline County Library, listens during public comment on a resolution that would restrict children's access to books that contain "sexual content or imagery" at a Monday, April 17, 2023, meeting of the county Quorum Court. The court adopted the resolution. At left is Leigh Espey, library manager. Hector was fired Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, and Espey appointed as interim library director. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advo…

Saline County to pay $275,000 in settlement over former library director’s firing | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A former Saline County Library director will receive $225,000 as part of a settlement resolving her unlawful termination lawsuit against the county and County Judge Matthew Brumley.

Terminated Saline County Library Director settles with Saline County for $275,000

The former Saline County Library Director who sued for an unlawful termination has reached a settlement.