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Tag: intellectual freedom

Town Square

Banned books and the impact on our society

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on September 26, 2022 · Banned Books Week brings awareness to challenged and banned books

Tags American Library Association banned books Banned Books Week censorship First Amendment freedom of expression Freedom of Speech Harris County Public Library intellectual freedom learning Office for Intellectual Freedom reading schools texas

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Literature

Banned Books Week: Nancy Pearl, Egalitarian Librarian

Posted on September 28, 2016 · The most librarian of librarians talks about "unconscious book banning" and the democracy of librarianship.

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Literature

Banned Books Week: James LaRue, American Library Association

Posted on September 26, 2016 · Do we still need Banned Books Week when we have the internet?

Tags American Library Association Banned Books Week intellectual freedom James LaRue librarians

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2415: Camels in Canada

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 26, 2022 · Episode: 2415 In which camels return to their native continent and are ill-received. Today, camels in Canada.

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Texas secessionists sue Facebook’s parent company under social media censorship law that’s yet to take effect

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 18, 2022 · The law, passed last year as House Bill 20, was recently stayed by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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National Family Literacy Day with Diary of a Wimpy Kid Author Jeff Kinney

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on November 1, 2022 · Discussing the importance of reading with the best-selling author.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2385: Cotton

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 29, 2022 · Episode: 2385 When cotton was king in Texas. Today, think about cotton.

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