CREATIVE TENSIONS | "Freedom to Read" featuring Paisley Rekdal and Noah Baskett, facilitated by Will Neville-Rehbehn
Sat, Oct 19
|Main Library, Lower Level Conference Rm
Can stories be dangerous? Join this interactive discussion with poet Paisley Rekdal and SLCPL Executive Director Noah Baskett defending the freedom to read. Together, we will explores the power of reading, book bans in Utah, and the impact of censorship in our communities.
Time & Location
Oct 19, 2024, 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Main Library, Lower Level Conference Rm, 210 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
About The Event
Join poet Paisley Rekdal and SLCPL Executive Director Noah Baskett for an engaging, interactive panel discussion on book banning in Utah. Creative Tensions: Freedom to Read explores the complex issue of censorship and its impact on readers, writers, and educators. In this unique event, the audience is encouraged to actively participate in the conversation, sharing personal insights and experiences. Facilitated by Will Neville-Rehbehn, we will collectively examine how book banning shapes our communities and discuss ways to protect the right to read freely. Be part of this important and timely movement advocating for intellectual freedom.
Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of over forty books for preschoolers, kids, teens, and adults, including multiple award winners The Goose Girl, Book of a Thousand Days, and Newbery Honor recipient Princess Academy. One of her novels for the adult crowd, Austenland, was made into movie starring Keri Russell and Jennifer…
Schedule
45 minutesSTORY TIME | Tiny Tales: Storytime for Little Listeners
Kid's Room
45 minutesWORKSHOP | Great Writing No Matter the Genre with Lisa Mangum
Downstairs, Conference Room A