WHO’S READING BANNED BOOKS . . . AND WHY?

6:00-7:30 pm | Tuesday, February 10 | Free to all

Books have been banned for centuries, and U.S. states and school systems have recently stepped up the mandate to remove books from libraries and school curricula. Local personalities share their reasons for choosing a banned book, before reading excerpts from their favorites.

CONFIRMED READERS

 Reverend Guillermo Arboleda,
Missioner Episcopal Diocese of Georgia’s Racial Justice Mission

Dr. Bruce Cohen

Epidemiologist (retired)

Lola DeWitt, Director

Live Oak Public Libraries

Teresa-Michelle Jackson, Director

Savannah Black Heritage Festival

Rexana Lester, Executive Director

Savannah Morning News (retired)

Reverend Paul Smith

Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

Melissa Swindell, Director

Georgia Writers Museum

Andreia Wardlaw, Director

Walter and Linda Evans Center for African American Studies, SCAD