"Book Bans in School and Public Libraries." Oct. 2 (M) at 5:30pm

[Daniel Lake]

 The Institute for Ethics in Public Life, the Redcay Honors Center, and
Feinberg Library present:

"Book Bans in School and Public Libraries"
Monday, Oct. 2, at 5:30pm in the Alumni Conference Room, Angell College
Center

In recent years there has been a significant increase in efforts to ban
books from school libraries and public libraries across the United States.
The bans, and attempted bans, are based on the argument that the books
contain ideas harmful to young people and/or society at large. The books at
issue tend to deal with issues of race, gender, or sexuality, and are
criticized as examples of "woke" culture or because they are blamed for
young people expressing their sexuality in ways that some find
unacceptable.

The members of this panel will critically examine this wave of book bans
and consider the impact of banning these books on both the young people who
use these libraries and on the libraries themselves.

The panel consists of:

*Dr. Joshua Beatty*, Interim Director of Feinberg Library.  He has been a
librarian at SUNY Plattsburgh since 2010 and holds an MLIS from the
University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D in American history from the College of
William and Mary.
*Mr. Ben Carman,* Youth Services Librarian at Plattsburgh Public Library
since 2016; worked as a secondary educator and in public and academic
libraries. Graduate of SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Binghamton, and Rutgers
University. Passionate about representation in literature, accessibility,
and equity in library and information services.
*Dr. Preeti Samudra*, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Teaches
developmental psychology, particularly childhood and adolescence, with a
research focus on language and literacy development and children's learning.
*Dr. Yong Yu*, Associate Professor of Education. Before joining the faculty
at SUNY Plattsburgh, Dr. Yu was an English teacher and teacher educator for
15 years in China. She currently teaches literacy in the teacher education
program. Her research interests include multicultural children’s
literature, language and literacy education, and clinical experiences in
teacher preparation.

The moderator for this event is Dr. Daniel Lake, Director of the Institute
for Ethics in Public Life.

Please join us for this important discussion to kick off Banned Books Week
on campus. If you are interested in more information about efforts to ban
books in the US, the American Library Association has a summary of
censorship efforts and the books most frequently targeted
<https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/freedownloads>
.

-- 

*Daniel Lake*

(pronouns: he/him/his)

Assoc. Prof.  and Chair of Political Science

Director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life

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