Who Decides What You Can Read? Writers & Librarians Have Their Say
Join us for this Banned Books Week Event
About the Event:
Thirteen books have been banned from Utah schools as a result of HB29, with hundreds more banned in different school districts across the state. But who is making these decisions, and on what grounds? Shouldn’t all parents have a say on what their own kids can read? And what about students’ right to read what they want? Calvin Crosby from The King’s English Bookshop moderates a panel discussion with author Rex Ogle, EveryLibrary Associate Director, Peter Bromberg, and Utah Library Association Advocacy Co-Chair Rebekah Cummings.
About Our Panel:
About the Event:
Thirteen books have been banned from Utah schools as a result of HB29, with hundreds more banned in different school districts across the state. But who is making these decisions, and on what grounds? Shouldn’t all parents have a say on what their own kids can read? And what about students’ right to read what they want? Calvin Crosby from The King’s English Bookshop moderates a panel discussion with author Rex Ogle, EveryLibrary Associate Director, Peter Bromberg, and Utah Library Association Advocacy Co-Chair Rebekah Cummings.
About Our Panel:
- REX OGLE is an award-winning author and the writer of nearly a hundred children’s books, comics, graphic novels, and memoirs—most notably Free Lunch, which won the ALA/YALSA award for Excellence in Non-Fiction. He has written under several pseudonyms, including Trey King and Honest Lee, but is currently focused on reimagining classic literature as modern or fantastical graphic novels as REY TERCIERO, under which he penned bestselling Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy, as well as Northranger, nominated for both a Harvey and GLAAD Media Award.
- Calvin Crosby, co-owner of Salt Lake City’s The King’s English Bookshop and Executive Director of Brain Food Books, a 501c3 putting new books into the hands of those without regular access, has been building community in bookselling for 30 years. He is a Book Industry Charitable Foundation Executive Board Member, a 20222 Duende-Word BIPOC Leadership Award winner, and a juror for the 2023 National Book Award Foundation’s Fiction Category.
- Peter Bromberg has over 30 years of library experience, including stints as a Teen Librarian, a Law Librarian, a public library director, and an advocate for libraries on local, state, and national levels. As Associate Director for EveryLibrary, he provides pro bono consulting to librarians, boards, associations, ballot committees, and grassroots community groups, helping them to fight censorship through the use of effective messaging and political strategies to build coalitions and community support.
- Rebekah Cummings is the Director of Digital Matters at the University of Utah Marriott Library where she coordinates digital humanities research, teaching, and support. An accomplished librarian and educator, Rebekah is former President of the Utah Library Association, a founding member of the Let Utah Read coalition, and Co-Chair of the Utah Library Association Advocacy Committee.
Co-Sponsored by: Let Utah Read, Let Davis Read, PEN America, and The King's English
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Monday, September 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM MDT
Davis County Library - Syracuse Branch
1875 S 2000 West
Syracuse, UT, 84075
United States
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