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Rocky Mountain PBS interview on book bans

Many thanks to reporter Gabriela Resto-Montero who told me she grew up at one of the Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries I used to administer. These days, she has her own young child, who colored over the cover of my book On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the US . It looked pretty good! At our May 23, 2024 interview. Gabriela was thoughtful and well-prepared. As America's book banning efforts continue to grow, and to become for some reason the brand of at least one wing of today's Republican party, I appreciate the media giving time to consider just what it means to have the freedom to read. Here's the link .