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What YOU Can Do to Defend the Right to Read: Award-Winning Librarian Extraordinaire Martha Hickson With Special Guest Daniel Handler, AKA Lemony Snicket!

Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice 12 Stockton St., Princeton, NJ

Award-winning librarian Martha Hickson at the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice to enlighten us about the state of censorship & what YOU can do to defend the right to read (& with a very special guest appearance by Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket!) In schools & libraries around the country, extremists are attempting to ... Read More

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The Censored Classroom: Why Book Bans and Restrictive Policies Hurt Us All – Webinar

Virtual Event

Join the Center for Educators & Schools in a conversation about how classroom censorship policies weaken the quality of education.   Book bans and classroom censorship policies are sweeping the nation. Join the Center for Educators & Schools in a conversation about how classroom censorship policies weaken the quality of education and negatively affect educators, ... Read More

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Live Tour of The Banned Books Museum

Virtual Event

The Banned Books Museum collects and exhibits banned, burned, and censored books from around the world. To celebrate Banned Books Week, we're live-streaming an online tour of our museum, located in Tallinn, Estonia, with a new section every day! Tune in daily to hear museum director Joseph Dunnigan talk about censorship around the world, highlighting ... Read More

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Live Tour of The Banned Books Museum

Virtual Event

The Banned Books Museum collects and exhibits banned, burned, and censored books from around the world. To celebrate Banned Books Week, we're live-streaming an online tour of our museum, located in Tallinn, Estonia, with a new section every day! Tune in daily to hear museum director Joseph Dunnigan talk about censorship around the world, highlighting ... Read More

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Banned Books Read-In at North Central College

Oesterle Library at North Central College 320 School Street, Naperville, IL

Celebrate your favorite banned books out loud with the Shimer Great Books School! The Shimer Great Books School at North Central College invites you to a “read-in” in our Oesterle Library and Learning Commons. Bring a selection from your favorite banned book to read out loud, discuss with Shimer students and faculty, and learn more ... Read More

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A Conversation About Banned Books with Angie Thomas and Jerry Craft

Virtual Event

Join New York Times bestselling authors Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give, On the Come Up, Concrete Rose) and Jerry Craft (New Kid, Class Act) for a conversation about the censorship of books dealing with racial identity and racism. The authors will discuss the censorship of their work and the implications for readers, authors, and the community. They will be joined by Jeremy C. Young, Senior ... Read More

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Live Tour of The Banned Books Museum

Virtual Event

The Banned Books Museum collects and exhibits banned, burned, and censored books from around the world. To celebrate Banned Books Week, we're live-streaming an online tour of our museum, located in Tallinn, Estonia, with a new section every day! Tune in daily to hear museum director Joseph Dunnigan talk about censorship around the world, highlighting ... Read More

Free
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Live Tour of The Banned Books Museum

Virtual Event

The Banned Books Museum collects and exhibits banned, burned, and censored books from around the world. To celebrate Banned Books Week, we're live-streaming an online tour of our museum, located in Tallinn, Estonia, with a new section every day! Tune in daily to hear museum director Joseph Dunnigan talk about censorship around the world, highlighting ... Read More

Free

Intellectual Freedom – Banned Books Week Event

Dr. Ernie Bond Curriculum Resource Center 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD

MLA Intellectual Freedom Panel and Salisbury University Libraries in conjunction with the Wicomico Public Library and the Eastern Shore Regional Libraries (ESRL) are hosting a Banned Book Week Event calling attention to current efforts to censor books, the impact such efforts have, and underscores the importance of the freedom to read. Please join us virtually ... Read More

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Banned Books Bingo

Virtual Event

On September 12, at 3 p.m. ET, you are invited to join host Drag Queen Nebuer Styles for Banned Books Bingo. The Banned Books Bingo game card is available in ABA’s Banned Books Week digital assets. This virtual bingo game will not only be a lot of fun but it will also provide a blueprint ... Read More

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Live Tour of The Banned Books Museum

Virtual Event

The Banned Books Museum collects and exhibits banned, burned, and censored books from around the world. To celebrate Banned Books Week, we're live-streaming an online tour of our museum, located in Tallinn, Estonia, with a new section every day! Tune in daily to hear museum director Joseph Dunnigan talk about censorship around the world, highlighting ... Read More

Free