[CASL-L] Bill Moyers Calls Out Book Censorship

[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

Award-winning broadcast journalist Bill Moyers discusses book banning and the 
harms of censorship in a new video essay to commemorate the 30th anniversary of 
Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week is an annual event sponsored by the 
American Library Association (ALA) that recognizes the importance of the freedom 
to read. Both Bill and Judith Davidson Moyers were named Honorary Co-Chairs of 
this year’s celebration.
In his essay titled “The Bane of Banned Books,” Moyers talks about how libraries 
provided his first opportunity to indulge his love of reading and learning, and 
shares his dismay over efforts to remove books from schools and libraries in 
modern times. The video can be viewed online.
Moyers will also discuss book censorship and Banned Books Week, among other 
topics, in a “Live Chat with Bill Moyers” on Monday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. ET. The 
live chat can be found online. To participate in the chat, comments and 
questions can be left on the site or via Twitter @BillMoyers.
 
Collaborating with his wife and creative partner, Judith Moyers, for more than 
25 years, Bill Moyers has produced groundbreaking TV series and specials 
including “NOW with Bill Moyers,” “Bill Moyers Journal” and “Joseph Campbell and 
the Power of Myth.” His latest book, “Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation 
Continues,” was released last year. Judith Moyers is the Executive Editor of 
“Moyers & Company” and CEO of Public Affairs Television, their independent 
production company. For more information about Bill and Judith Moyers, please 
visit http://www.BillMoyers.com.
Go to http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=4196 to read more!
 
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Nanette Perez
Program Officer
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 E Huron Street
Chicago, IL  60611
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: (312) 280-4227
 
Find out more about Banned Books Week at www.ala.org/bbooks
 


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All my best, 
Carrie 
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