The Great Falls Public Library is excited to welcome University of Providence professor Gail Belfert to speak on Thursday, September 26th from 7 to 8 pm about banned books and the freedom to express oneself, along with the history of banned books and the impact bans/challenges have on people locally, and across the country.
There will be a discussion period and a chance for the audience to ask questions, as well!
Belfert practiced law for more than 20 years and has taught at Rutgers University and Montclair State University. At the University of Providence, she coordinates the Master’s Degree Program in Criminal Justice and chairs the Faculty Education and Tenure Committee.
Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association and Amnesty International, that celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals. Held in late September or early October since 1982, the campaign “stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.”
For more information, contact Jake Sorich at jsorich@greatfallslibrary.org or 406-453-0349 ex. 220.
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