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Introducing: Borrowed and Banned
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Sep 18, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Last year, over 2,500 unique titles were challenged in libraries across the country. That’s the highest number in over 20 years. On Borrowed and Banned, we tell the story of America’s ideological war with its bookshelves by talking with the people most impacted: the students on the frontlines, the librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and the writers whose books have become political battleground. Read the transcript and find resources: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/introducing-borrowed-and
Released:
Sep 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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