AGENCY TESTIMONY
Queens Public Library's Banned Books Week initiatives
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Scott McLeod details Queens Public Library's activities for Banned Books Week, highlighting their commitment to protecting freedom of expression and access to diverse perspectives. The library organizes various events to spotlight the issue of censorship.
- Activities include a banned books movie festival, story times, book giveaway, and team programming
- Digital collections feature banned books with no wait times
- Launched a banned books library card design contest
Scott McLeod
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As was mentioned earlier, this week is banned books week, an especially poignant moment as attempts to limit expression and silence marginalized viewpoints continue at unprecedented levels at libraries across the nation.
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Queens public library is dedicated to protecting the freedom to read, ensuring unrestricted access to diverse perspectives, and learning free from censorship throughout the year.
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This week, our efforts spotlighting this critical issue include a banned books movie festival, story times, a book giveaway, team programming, and making a selection of banned books available in our digital collections to our users with no weights.
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Additionally, the library has launched a banned books library card design contest where the winning artwork will be featured on a special edition QPO card.
