Rally for the Right to Read

Penguin Random House, Booklist, and the ALA’s Unite Against Book Bans are hosting a special event today:

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Join us for Rally for the Right to Read:
A Banned Books Week Event

TODAY at 2 PM ET, join Penguin Random House, Booklist, and Unite Against Book Bans for a special Banned Books Week event as we premiere the video of Ibram X. Kendi’s motivating and moving speech from Rally for the Right to Read at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference.

Get a sneak peek of Dr. Kendi’s speech.

Introduced by Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of the American Library Association, in conversation with Chris Jackson, EVP, Publisher, & Editor-in-Chief of One World—this hour-long webinar will celebrate the right to read and librarians’ role in providing access for all.

Learn more and register for free here.

While digital content can reach into areas where books have been removed from library shelves, we’ll all be stronger for fighting for this fundamental right everywhere. I attended and saw Dr. Kendi at the ALA Conference. His speech is well worth a listen!