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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2024 · 12 MIN

America’s Top Librarian: ‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’

from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons

Libraries are a haven of free access to books, movies, magazines, and even social supports. But those spaces have faced attacks and an unprecedented number of book bans – 4,349 instances of book bans across 23 states – in just the last half of 2023. Reset talks with Emily Drabinski, the head of the American Library Association, on why the county is divided between attacking and protecting libraries. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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