Come out on Februrary 26th to the Mary JL Black Library in celebration of Freedom to Read week. A panel will talk about Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer – Winner of the Alex Award from the ALA and one of the most frequently banned and challenged books in the US and regularly subject to challenge in Canada.
The event is being held in partnership with the Lakehead University English Department and the Thunder Bay Public Library. If you’d like to read read Gender Queer in anticipation of the discussion, it can be found in the LU library and in the Thunder Bay public library. It’s also available for purchase locally at the Loud Women Collective and from Chapters.
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. As of 2024, Freedom to Read Week entered a new phase led by Library and Archives Canada, the Canadian Urban Libraries Council, and the Ontario Library Association in partnership with the Book and Periodical Council.
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