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ARRAY’S LIBERATED LIT | LIVESTREAM DISCUSSION ABOUT BOOKS AND CENSORSHIP
Sept 28, 2024
1:45PM
ARRAY Creative Campus

Event Details

Check back here on Saturday, September 28 at 1:45 PM PST for an exclusive FREE livestream conversation featuring Cindy Hohl, President of the American Library Association, local independent bookstore owners Nikki High and Chris Capizzi, and Los Angeles Public Librarian, Chris Taylor, about the importance of access to books of all kinds and creating communities where books and reading are embraced. Moderated by Tammy Garnes, VP of Education and Understanding, ARRAY.

EVENT SCHEDULE

1:45 PM PST | Conversation with President of the American Library Association and local independent bookstore owners.

Ticket holders checked-in for THE OUTSIDERS and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN will be invited to attend this conversation.

About Cindy Hohl, President of the American Library Association

Cindy Hohl, MBA/MLIS, is a member of the Santee Sioux Nation and works as the director of policy analysis and operational support at the Kansas City Public Library. She is a past president of the American Indian Library Association (AILA) and works with librarians to share information across the globe as a member of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Indigenous Matters Section and in her work as Co-Chair on the Tribal Library Council for the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM). With a passion for upholding Intellectual Freedom, Cindy serves as an ex-officio trustee on the executive board of the Freedom to Read Foundation and as a member of the Missouri Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee. As a proud ALA Spectrum Scholar, she strives to increase diversity in the library field through mentorship, recruitment, and advocacy. Cindy is also the 2024-25 President of the American Library Association and the first Spectrum Scholar to be elected to the role. Cindy holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Friends University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Baker University, and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Wayne State University.

About Nikki High, Owner of Octavia's Bookshelf

Located in Pasadena, Octavia’s Bookshelf is a space where readers of all walks of life can enjoy books, a space to find your new BFF inside a book, a space to find community, enjoy a cup of coffee, read, relax, find unique and specially curated products from artisans from around the world and in our neighborhood.

About Chris Capizzi, Co-Owner of A Good Used Book

A Good Used Book is an AAPI-Owned independent bookstore selling New, Used and Vintage books. Starting in 2017 with wife Jenny and popping up in and around Los Angeles at Melrose Trading Post, Rose Bowl Flea Market, Grand Central Market, PF Candle and Brain Dead they have now found a home in Echo Park.

About Chris Taylor, Librarian at Los Angeles Public Library's Mark Twain Branch

Chris Taylor is a librarian at Los Angeles Public Library's Mark Twain Branch where, among other responsibilities, he leads the Sci-Fi Short Story Club. He attended CUNY's Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College and has over a decade of experience working in public, law, and specialty libraries.

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