BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Wilmette Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Wilmette Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fc671cb5-77a0-4452-b762-394aad97d75a SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260715T164941Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T200000 SUMMARY:Let Freedom Read: The State of Book Bans in America LOCATION:Wilmette Public Library\nWilmette Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wilmette Public Library;X- APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Wilmette Public Library:geo:42.074866,-87.709462 GEO:42.074866;-87.709462 DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Freedom to Read Week by learning the latest on book challenges and bans in America. .\nhttps://wilmette.libnet.info/event/8820 477 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In a time of intense political polarizatio n\, library staff in every state are facing an unprecedented number of att empts to ban books. The American Library Association&rsquo\;s \;Office for Intellectual Freedom documented 1\,269 demands to censor library book s and resources in 2022\, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago. The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022 nearly do ubles the 729 book challenges reported in 2021. Of the record 2\,571 uniqu e titles targeted for censorship\, \;most were by or about \;LGBTQ IA+ persons and Black\, Indigenous\, and people of color.

\n

Join Wil mette Public Librarians as they educate you on the current challenges faci ng libraries in America and what it means to "Let Freedom Read".

\nhttp s://wilmette.libnet.info/event/8820477 URL;VALUE=URI:https://wilmette.libnet.info/event/8820477 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/wilmette/LetFreedomRead_Po ster-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR