September 22 - 28, 2024 is Banned Books Week
Take a Mugshot With Your Favorite Banned Book
Stop by our display on the first floor of the Library and take a mugshot with your favorite banned book. Post it on Instagram with the hashtag #bannedbooksweek to show your support for free and open access to information.
Free Webinar
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Banned Books Week: “Stand Up and Speak Out! How you Can Help Fight Library Censorship”
with Belinda Boon MLIS, PhD, Kent State University iSchool
Via Zoom
Over the past several years, schools and public libraries have experienced unprecedented numbers of challenges from conservative groups and lawmakers targeting books on the experiences of Black, indigenous, and people of color and the LGBTQ+ community. But a growing number of individuals and groups are fighting back against would-be censors and helping to combat the growing spread of mis- and dis-information. This webinar covers some of the issues involved in preserving intellectual freedom and offers suggestions for how you CAN make a difference!
The webinar is FREE and open to all. Please register at https://forms.office.com/r/bBKuszk6j9 to receive a Zoom link.
About Our Speaker
Dr. Belinda Boon is a non-tenure track professor in Kent State University’s MLIS program where she has taught since 2006. Before moving to Ohio, she was the Manager of Continuing Education and Consulting and a CE Consultant with the Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Her early career included directing a small community public library and serving as a Children’s Librarian in a large urban library system. Her areas of expertise include public libraries, collection management and reference services. She has presented workshops and webinars for public, academic and school library staff since 1995 and has also taught undergraduate courses in information fluency.
This free event is part of the Library's Democracy 101 series of events and is sponsored by the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library.
