Defending the Bookshelf, 25 October | Event in Newtown | AllEvents

Defending the Bookshelf

The Bucks County Beacon

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Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 03:00 pm

1.5 hours

Newtown Friends Meeting

Starting at USD 5

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Date & Location

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm (GMT-04:00)

Newtown Friends Meeting

219 Court Street, Newtown, United States

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About the event

Defending the Bookshelf
A conversation with the authors and student activists behind 'Ban This!'

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Join the Bucks County Beacon, The Peace Center and The Rainbow Room as they welcome the authors of Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too). Teachers Ben Hodge and Patricia A. Jackson and students Christina Ellis and Olivia Pituch will be discussing how to creatively and effectively respond to book challenges that happen in your school and community. Topics will include arguments against the common reasons given to ban books in schools and public libraries, speaking out against censorship, and defending intellectual freedom.


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General Admission 5 USD
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The Bucks County Beacon

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Defending the Bookshelf, 25 October | Event in Newtown | AllEvents
Defending the Bookshelf
Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 03:00 pm
USD 5