Book Challenges on the Rise: Support Your Freedom to Read (Online)

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Presentation

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Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

This presentation will examine the current state of book challenges, Illinois’ legislative response, and the implications of censorship on communities with this panel of experts: 

  • Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian

  • Monica Harris, executive director, Reaching Across Illinois Library System

  • Jasmine Warga, author of challenged books; The Shape of Thunder and Other Words for Home

  • Jarrett Dapier, author of; Jazz for Lunch and freedom to read advocate

Co-hosted by multiple Chicago-area libraries on Zoom. Register here.

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