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So to Speak podcast: Defending libraries with James LaRue
Community libraries have always been a target for would-be censors — and the past few months are no exception.
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we explore past and present challenges to library content, and the unique role libraries play historically as bastions for free inquiry.
We are joined by , an award-winning librarian and the former director of the American Library Association’s and the .
Show notes:
- Podcast transcript
- Doane University punishes librarian who displayed historical blackface photo
- University of Central Arkansas administration removes pro-LGBTQ Lady Gaga quote from Library sign
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