Call For Proposals: 2022 Banned Books Symposium
March 5th, 2022 - Virtual Meeting
In partnership with Mount Saint Mary College, Southeastern New York Library Resources Council, Ramapo Catskill Library System, and BOCES School Library Systems of Dutchess, Orange-Ulster, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, a Banned Books Symposium will be taking place virtually on March 5, 2022. This half-day conference will feature presentations in all capacities of banned and challenged books with the keynote provided by John Piche, Outreach Librarian for Heights Libraries in Cleveland, OH. John is the creator and implementer of the Heights Libraries 1619 Project--an ongoing program featuring speakers and events surrounding the often challenged works of the The1619 Project which was produced by The New York Times.
If you are interested in presenting at this conference, please submit your proposal here.
Sessions will be formatted in 30 or 45-minute blocks with time for Q&A. Topic suggestions include, but are not limited to the following:
If you are interested in presenting at this conference, please submit your proposal here.
Sessions will be formatted in 30 or 45-minute blocks with time for Q&A. Topic suggestions include, but are not limited to the following:
- K-12 classroom teacher or school librarian experience with a book challenge
- Using challenged/banned books in the classroom
- Policies and procedures when a book is challenged
- Personal experiences with books being challenged/banned
- Programs surrounding banned books
- Other relevant topics
