Banned Books Week Panel: Protect the Freedom to Read!

Join the NYCLU in partnership with Books Are Magic for a conversation during Banned Books Week on protecting the freedom to read in schools, libraries, bookstores, and beyond! Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community — librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas.

The panel discussion will be held at the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on Thursday, October 8 from 6 to 7pm. The panelists featured include: