Forum: Freedom to Read

Freedom to Read: The debate over access to books in Idaho and across the country

Across the country books are being challenged in school and community libraries and librarians are on the front lines of protecting access to materials some people find objectionable. In Idaho, pressure to remove or restrict books from library shelves has come from activist groups as well as members of the majority party in the Idaho Legislature.

The City Club of Boise, Ada Community Library, and The Cabin Center for Readers and Writers have teamed up to bring a national expert on this controversy to Boise to sit down with a local school librarian and a local library trustee to discuss how the issue is playing out both nationally and locally. Moderator Jennifer Swindell from Idaho Ed News, which has covered these debates closely around the state, will lead the discussion about how this issue manifests…