Shelf Control: A Dialogue on Harm Reduction, Diversity and Freedom to Read
Date
February 22, 2024 16:00 - 17:30
Location
Online
Details
Website: https://thepartnership.ca/education/events/
Freedom to Read Week (February 18 to February 24, 2024) is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.
This lively discussion includes exchanges between library professionals, authors and other literary and information sector experts as they reflect on contested books, bad faith challenges, presumption of access, new frameworks around freedom of expression in libraries, and how to support intellectual freedom without bringing harm to marginalized communities.
Participants:
- Brendan de Caires (Executive Director, PEN Canada)
- Danny Ramadan (author and public speaker)
- Johanna Gibson-Lawler (President, Ontario School Libraries Association)
- Kasey Meehan (Program Director, Freedom to Read, PEN America)
- Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director, Ontario Library Association / Advisory board member, Centre for Free Expression)
- Sonia Bebbington (CEO, Ottawa Public Library)
