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Read On: Book Bans and Censorship in America

Published: January 26, 2024; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

When: January 30, 2024
Where: The Great Hall at The Cooper Union

Address: 7 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003, United States

Phone: +1 212-353-4196

Web: https://cooper.edu/about/great-hall

Across the country, book bans and challenges have reached record levels. Join an important and wide-ranging panel discussion on the matter with award-winning author Roxane Gay; Emily Drabinski, President of the American Library Association; Robert Pondiscio, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (AEI); and Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn, who will explore why book bans are on the rise and what it means for censorship and democracy in America. Moderated by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times critic-at-large, Wesley Morris, this event is part of The Cooper Union’s Gardiner Foundation Great Hall Forum series and will take place in Cooper Union’s historic Great Hall.

Time: 7:00-8:30 pm EST

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