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Banned Books: Librarians Push Back Against Censorship

We learn about Banned Books Week with Deborah Caldwell-Stone of the ALA.

09/23/2019 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Banned Books: Librarians Push Back Against Censorship

Clip: 9/23/2019 | 8m 1sVideo has Closed Captions

We learn about Banned Books Week with Deborah Caldwell-Stone of the ALA.

More than 480 books were challenged or banned in libraries, schools and universities across the country in 2018, according to the American Library Association. We learn about Banned Books Week with Deborah Caldwell-Stone, deputy director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.

09/23/2019 | Rating NR

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