Aug 03, 2022 Talking About Censorship: A Discussion About Banning Books in a Free & Open Society
Libraries and schools across the nation are asked to remove books from their shelves on a regular basis. During 2021, the American Library Association saw more book banning attempts than they’d seen in the past 20 years. Why are we seeing so many challenges? What are the trends? And what can we do to keep our libraries and schools free from censorship?
This event will be broadcasted live on our Facebook page. Questions? Contact Heidi Brett.
Facilitator:
Rebekah Cummings, Digital Matters Interim Director, Associate Librarian, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Guests:
Catherine Bates, Teacher Librarian, Brighton High School
Lauren Liang, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Utah
Richard Price, Associate Professor of Political Science, Co-Coordinator of Queer Studies, Weber State University
Katie Wegner, Salt Lake County Library Assistant Branch Manager (Sandy), Utah Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee Co-Chair
Other Banned Books events:
Book Discussion “Cheap Speech” by Richard Hasen
Wednesday, September 14, 2 – 3 P.M.
In person: Faculty Center, Level 1
J. Willard Marriott Library
Via Zoom: Register Here
Banned Books Table Trivia:
Treats, Trivia, & Books
Wednesday, September 21,
11 A.M. – 1 P.M.
J. Willard Marriott Library, Level 2
Julie
Posted at 17:06h, 13 SeptemberThis is fantastic. Is there a virtual option for this?
Marriott Library
Posted at 18:33h, 13 SeptemberYes, we will be streaming this to our Facebook page and it will be archived there for viewing as well. You can watch it live when it starts by visiting lib.utah.edu/live