Rogue Librarians

25. Bonus: Book-Banning Battles


Listen Later

In this bonus episode, we discuss the controversial "See You at the Library" event that was hosted by Brave Books and Kirk Cameron in August, as well as some efforts to make banned books more available.


Some of the sources mentioned in this episode:

  • https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4086179-six-reasons-why-moms-for-liberty-is-an-extremist-organization/
  • https://bookriot.com/book-fairs-will-see-an-increase-in-censorship/
  • https://bravebooks.us/pages/bb-story-hour
  • https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/public-libraries-arent-censoring-kirk-cameron-he-just-wants-attention/
  • https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/actor-kirk-cameron-details-evil-plot-libraries-legal-jeopardy
  • https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/12/kirk-cameron-whines-libraries-refuse-biblical-book-events-allowing-lgbtq-programs/
  • https://campaigns.moveon.org/banned-bookmobile/artists/
  • https://www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/brooklyn-public-library-94

Thanks to Chris for our music, to Lizzie and Dorothy for our audio editing, and to our patrons for their financial support! Please visit our website for a⁠⁠ ⁠⁠transcript⁠⁠ ⁠⁠of this episode. If you would like to join our conversation, please visit ⁠⁠theroguelibrarians.com⁠⁠ or follow us on social media. 

Linktree: ⁠⁠@roguelibrarianspod⁠⁠ 

Instagram: ⁠⁠@roguelibrarianspod⁠⁠ 

Facebook: ⁠⁠@roguelibrarianspod⁠⁠ 

Patreon: ⁠⁠patreon.com/roguelibrarians

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Rogue LibrariansBy Rogue Librarians

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

11 ratings