Library 2.0's 'Banned Books and Censorship' Conference Discusses How to Thwart Parents & Concerned Citizens From Challenging Banned LGBTQ+ Books Featuring Explicit Images & Language
"It makes it too easy for parents or community members to find those kinds of books. Don't make it necessarily easy for those groups to find." - Valerie Byrd Fort on using "dummy covers" on books.
I attended Library 2.0’s “Banned Books and Censorship” Worldwide Conference event live on Zoom on June 8th, 2023. The event was organized by The Learning Revolution Project and sponsored by The SJSU School of Information whose abstract reads, “Intellectual freedom is under attack. Books with a focus on materials and programs related to or representative of marginalized communities are being banned. During this conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. We will also explore the dilemmas that arise at the intersection of intellectual freedom and social justice.”
Here are the receipts. I hadn't had time to write the story, as I was tending to other issues but took the time to clip some of the most important things in this thread. I even have a few screen grabs of the live chat:
