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- University Library | School of Information Sciences
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- Becky Calzada
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- Sara Berthier
- berthier@illinois.edu
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Join us for a hybrid Brown Bag at the iSchool with special guest, Becky Calzada, a librarian featured in the film, The Librarians.
Becky Calzada is a District Library Coordinator in Leander, Texas and a co-founding member of Texas #FReadom Fighters, a grass-roots led group of librarians launched back in October 2021. She was the 24/25 American Association of School Librarians President, has served on the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee, is a member of ALA Policy Corp Book Ban Cadre and is on the Legislative Advocacy Committee for the Texas Library Association. She is the recipient of several intellectual freedom awards and is the co-author of Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: A Workbook for Navigating Intellectual Freedom Challenges Together published in June 2024. She is also featured in The Librarians documentary, an award-winning film by Oscar-nominated Director/Producer Kim A Snyder which spotlights brave school librarians who are on the front lines in the fight against censorship.
Information to attend in person:
School of Information Sciences, Room 126
501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, ILInformation to attend online:
Register on ZoomMore information on the film: The Librarians Film | Official Site
In Collaboration with: Champaign Public Library | Illinois Heartland Library System | Parkland College Library | School of Information Sciences | Urbana Free Library