Attendees seated at tables at the 2019 PEN America LitFest Gala

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The PEN America LitFest Gala is a highlight of the Los Angeles literary calendars, with over 500 guests and an impressive group of leading writers and creatives who sit… More

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teacher2library Jessica F @teacher2library ·
1 Oct

I really liked this #BannedBooksWeek display in the Teen Area. The display includes a printout of the full latest PEN America report: https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/

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penamerica PEN America @penamerica ·
4h

Our recent #BannedInTheUSA report found that nearly 1/2 banned titles were #YA books, but bans also included 317 picture books and 168 chapter books.

96% of bans were enacted without following the best practice guidelines outlined by @ALALibrary and @ncacensorship. #BannedBooks

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alivelshi Ali Velshi @alivelshi ·
2 Oct

“Young people of the world are my children, and I think we should all think that way.”

We think author @BenjaminASaenz may actually have the secrets of the universe. #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi
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