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PEN America and LA County Library are excited to announce our Freedom to Read Student Summit at West Hollywood Library for Banned Books Week 2024! In this convening, high school students will be welcomed to engage with each other and youth advocacy leaders from PEN America in a series of workshops designed to discuss and counter growing threats to the freedom to read in California and nationwide.Join us in person at West Hollywood Library on Saturday, September 28 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm for our youth activism workshops and catered lunch. At our Summit, student attendees will be able to learn the latest nationwide book ban data collected by PEN America, assess emerging censorship trends, and discuss ways to effectively advocate for free expression and access to diverse literature in our communities.
Our special guests include Pickle, the Drag Laureate of the City of West Hollywood, and the Golden State Readers, a youth-led group of freedom to read advocates from across California who will discuss their #BreakTheTape caution tape awareness campaign and ways that students can become campaign ambassadors during Banned Books Week.
This event is open to all high school students and is free to attend. Lunch will be provided. Capacity is limited so please register as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
For more information: https://pen.org/event/freedom-to-read-student-summit-west-hollywood-library/
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West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room, West Hollywood Public Parking, 625 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069, United States,West Hollywood, California
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