In honor of Banned Books Week (October 1-7, 2023), we are re-releasing a few of our most popular episodes. Check out the American Library Association's programs for Banned Books Week! This bonus episode first aired in May. We will release new episodes beginning in mid-October. Thanks for listening!

We were thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada. Lessa is the 2022-2023 American Library Association president and adult services assistant manager at the Palos Verdes Library District in Rolling Hills Estates, California. She talked with us about the 2023 ALA Annual Conference, The Giver, her experiences as the ALA president, the Unite Against Book Bans campaign, and ways that we can fight censorship.

To find more information about Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, please visit:

• Her website: ⁠www.lessaforlibraries.com⁠
• Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/lessaforlibraries⁠
• Twitter: ⁠twitter.com/lessa4libraries⁠
• Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/lessaforlibraries⁠

We also mentioned the following resources during the episode:

• ⁠Books Unbanned (Brooklyn Public Library)⁠
• ⁠Books Unbanned (The Seattle Public Library)⁠
• ⁠Unite Against Book Bans⁠
• ⁠The ALA's list of the top 13 most challenged books in 2022⁠

Thanks to Chris for our music and Lizzie for our audio editing! Please visit our website for a ⁠⁠⁠transcript⁠⁠⁠ of this episode.

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