Librarian Wins Apology from Library that Fired Her for Being Conservative

Arlene Quaratiello was fired by the Dudley-Tucker Library in the town of Raymond, New Hampshire for being conservative. The librarian sued the library, who then issued an apology acknowledging their violation of her first amendment rights. She did not require a rehire as she had already found a better paying job, according to her.

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Excerpt from legalinsurrection.com

A conservative New Hampshire librarian secured a legal victory in a First Amendment dispute with her employer. The Town of Raymond and its Dudley-Tucker Library admitted that they wrongfully terminated librarian Arlene Quaratiello for endorsing, in her private capacity, conservative library trustee candidates opposed to “inappropriate” children’s books.

Quaratiello sued after the library terminated her on April 4, 2023, for endorsing the candidates for library trustee positions at another library, according to Quaratiello’s complaint, filed on October 27, 2023.

Quaratiello, the town, and the library entered into the consent order on June 10, 2024, outlining the town and library’s wrongdoing. The parties agreed that Quaratiello’s termination, despite her reinstatement with backpay on April 25, 2023, violated her constitutional rights.

Four days before the consent order, Quaratiello left her position at the library to pursue teaching at a charter school.