Season 4
Episode 15: “Books, unbanned.”: a conversation with Leigh Hurwitz
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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Leigh joins the pod with a conversation about their work at The Brooklyn Public Library and their pioneering program Books Unbanned. They are the Collections Manager and a librarian. This was a marvelous conversation, and like a great librarian, they have provided a bounty of references, which I'm including here:
All Things Brooklyn Public Library
- Brooklyn Public Library Books Unbanned page
- Brooklyn Public Library Books Unbanned merch
- Brooklyn Public Library Borrowed and Banned podcast
- Brooklyn Public Library Library of Things
- Culture Pass NYC
- Brooklyn Public Library Materials Selection Policy
- Brooklyn Public Library Submission Guidelines for Authors and Publishers
Book Bans & Challenges Stats
- American Library Association Banned & Challenged Books
- National Coalition Against Censorship Youth Censorship Database
- PEN America Book Bans page
- PEN America Index of School Book Bans 2022-23
Books Unbanned Partners