BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:LA County Library X-WR-CALNAME:LA County Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4cf16d9d-ee2c-43db-9816-2eaf92ceb2eb SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260803T095433Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T150000 SUMMARY:Freedom to Read Student Summit with PEN America LOCATION:A C Bilbrew Library\nA C Bilbrew Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=A C Bilbrew Library;X-APPL E-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=A C Bilbrew Library:geo:33.9160819,-118.2723047 GEO:33.9160819;-118.2723047 DESCRIPTION:High school students can engage with each other and youth advo cacy leaders from PEN America in this workshop designed to discuss and cou nter growing threats to the freedom to read in California and nationwide. Featuring author Sherri L. Smith. .\nhttps://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/e vent/11754846 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us in person at A C Bilbrew Library o n Saturday\, September 21 from 11:00 am &ndash\; 3:00 pm for our youth act ivism workshops and catered lunch. At our Summit\, student attendees will be able to learn the latest nationwide book ban data collected by PEN Amer ica\, assess emerging censorship trends\, and discuss ways to effectively advocate for free expression and access to diverse literature in our commu nities.

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Our special guests include \;Sherri L. Smith\, award-w inning author of \;Flygirl \;and \;The Blossom and the Firefly \, and the \;Golden State Readers\, a youth-led group of freedom to re ad advocates from across California who will discuss their #BreakTheTape c aution tape awareness campaign and ways that students can become campaign ambassadors during Banned Books Week.

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This event is open to all hi gh school students and is free to attend. Lunch will be provided. Capacity is limited so please register as soon as possible. If you have any questi ons\, please email institute@pen.org.

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Sponsored by LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell\, 2nd Distr ict. Giveaways provided by LA County Library Foundation.

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