At the recent 2019 American Library Association annual conference, held in Washington, D.C., the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) celebrated its 50th year in action! What a fifty years of full-steam advocacy and action it has been, the organization working tirelessly to defend and support the First Amendment. What does the First Amendment and FTRF … Continued
Last night, I viewed the movie about Astrid Lindgren’s early life, entitled Becoming Astrid. I learned that Ms. Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking and namesake for the world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature, experienced quite an earth-shattering adolescence. Despite the religious and societal norms of the times, she exhibited a hero-like sense … Continued
Recently, I visited my alma mater’s University Bookstore. Shockingly, I found the books had been moved into a corner, and the football paraphernalia stood where a plethora of books once welcomed learners and visitors in search of a well-stocked bookstore (in a town in which all the bookstores had closed). I became incensed and asked to … Continued
