The Current Landscape of Book Banning: Emmy® Award Winning Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Celebrate your freedom to read and explore the role librarians across the country play in defending First Amendment rights and ensuring access to information and resources.

Join us for a community screening of the Emmy® Award Winning documentary The Librarians, followed by a panel discussion featuring:
-Caroline Richmond, Executive Director of the national nonprofit We Need Diverse Books
-Andrea Boothby-Rice, Research & Instruction Librarian at Washington College’s Miller Library
-Natalie Hagan, Executive Director of Kent County Public Library

This timely discussion will thoughtfully explore the current landscape of book banning and intellectual freedom. Advocacy Packets with practical ways to fight censorship and swag to show support for the freedom to read will be available to attendees while supplies last.

Schedule of Events
-5:30pm: Hors d'oeuvres & welcome
-6pm: The Librarians screening
-7:45pm: Panel discussion