In honor of Banned Books Week 2023 we're coming to you with an episode of Poppin' Off with Joyce McIntosh of the Freedom to Read Foundation. We are also joined by Dog-Eared's Tanvi Rastogi, a former youth librarian, who faced book banning challenges during her career. The episode focuses on the fight against book banning, what that means in our community and the problematic and dangerous nature of book banning. 

The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is a non-profit legal and educational organization affiliated with the American Library Association.  FTRF protects and defends the First Amendment to the Constitution and supports the right of libraries to collect - and individuals to access - information.

https://www.ftrf.org/? (the Freedom to Read Foundation)

https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif (the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and challenge support)

merrittfund.org (a fund supporting librarians who are facing discrimination in the workplace or whose job is being threatened due to their defense of intellectual freedom)