The Importance of Intellectual Freedom, A Visit with Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson

To close out Banned Books Week 2025, join us at The Madison Mercantile on Saturday, Oct. 11, at noon and the Canby Library at 3pm, for a talk by Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson on the history of books challenges and literary censorship, and the importance of preserving intellectual freedom.
Tasslyn Magnusson is a senior advisor with the Freedom to Read program at PEN America. She researches censorship attempts in the K-12 libraries and supports PEN America’s work in “creating resources to support authors whose work is targeted. Tasslyn received her BA from University of Minnesota-Morris, MA from Hamline University and a PhD in American History from Case Western Reserve University. After twenty years of work in the fundraising sector in Cleveland, California, and Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Tasslyn returned to school, receiving an MFA in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN.
Sponsored by the Madison Library. This project is funded in part or in whole with monies from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

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