Listen Online: The Brooklyn Public Library’s ‘Books Unbanned’ Initiative Discussed on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show
From WNYC Radio:
President Obama recently posted an open letter to librarians, praising them for their work amid book bans and other forms of censorship. Nick Higgins, chief librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library, talks about work BPL is doing to fight back against book challenges and expand access well beyond New York City.
See Also: Books Unbanned (via BPL)
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.