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SUMMARY:Book Challenges on the Rise: Support Your Freedom to Read
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DESCRIPTION:This webinar will examine the current state of book challenges
 \, Illinois’ legislative response\, and the implications of censors
 hip on communities..\nhttps://northbrook.libnet.info/event/8950958
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>&ldquo\;Freedom to Read&rdquo\; is a funda
 mental American right: your right to choose the ideas\, information\, and 
 cultural experiences that are right for you and your family. That right is
  guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. And 
 your public library supports that right by providing free and open access 
 to all.</p>\n<p>Book bans infringe on that right. When people demand that 
 libraries remove books\, they deny you and others the right to choose. Tho
 se demands are happening at an unprecedented rate. The American Library As
 sociation (ALA) reports more book challenges in 2022 than any previous yea
 r.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This Banned Books Week webinar\, moderated by syndicated
  columnist Heidi Stevens\,&nbsp\; will share how to effectively support in
 tellectual freedom.&nbsp\;We will examine the current state of book challe
 nges\, Illinois&rsquo\; legislative response\, and the implications of cen
 sorship on communities with this panel of experts:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>A
 lexi Giannoulias\, <em>Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian</em
 ></li>\n<li>Monica Harris\, <em>executive director\, Reaching Across Illin
 ois Library System</em></li>\n<li>Jasmine Warga\, <em>author of challenged
  books\;&nbsp\;The Shape of Thunder&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Other Words for Home</
 em></li>\n<li>Jarrett Dapier\, <em>author of&nbsp\;Jazz for Lunch&nbsp\;an
 d freedom to read advocate</em></li>\n</ul>\n<p><em>This presentation is c
 o-hosted by multiple Illinois libraries.</em></p>\nhttps://northbrook.libn
 et.info/event/8950958
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