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Thursday, Mar 05, 2026	Thursday, Mar 05, 2026 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT		The Right to Read vs. Book Bans: Stories & Advice from the Front Lines, Sponsored by Blue Flower Arts Book bans designed to keep diverse stories—particularly BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices—out of classrooms and libraries are growing at an alarming rate. We believe in the freedom to read. We believe in the power of literature to foster empathy and help isolated young people know they are not alone. We invite you to join our fight! Come hear from our panel of celebrated YA authors as they share lessons they’ve learned taking a stand against censorship—and how to empower us all to do the same. This event will be live streamed and include live captioning. Read presenters’ full bios. Speaker(s): Presenter: Mahogany L. Browne Presenter: Malinda Lo Presenter: Ibi Zoboi Moderator: Andrew Karre Children’s & Young Adult Literature Featured Livestreamed Event Live Captioned Location: Ballroom I, Level 400, Baltimore Convention Center Session Code: T174	Location: Ballroom I, Level 400, Baltimore Convention Center Session Code: T174	2026030513:4515:00 005	THU, MAR 5	EA69C2B6-0F3B-F011-8101-8147A53E1DD0 16A276C3-0F3B-F011-8101-8147A53E1DD0 E61EF2C9-0F3B-F011-8101-8147A53E1DD0 097DE2F6-0F3B-F011-8101-8147A53E1DD0 137DE2F6-0F3B-F011-8101-8147A53E1DD0 157DE2F6-0F3B-F011-8101-8147A53E1DD0 0E6B5A79-D160-F011-8101-8147A53E1DD0

Thursday, Mar 05, 2026

Thursday, Mar 05, 2026 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

The Right to Read vs. Book Bans: Stories & Advice from the Front Lines, Sponsored by Blue Flower Arts

Book bans designed to keep diverse stories—particularly BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices—out of classrooms and libraries are growing at an alarming rate. We believe in the freedom to read. We believe in the power of literature to foster empathy and help isolated young people know they are not alone. We invite you to join our fight! Come hear from our panel of celebrated YA authors as they share lessons they’ve learned taking a stand against censorship—and how to empower us all to do the same.

This event will be live streamed and include live captioning.

Read presenters’ full bios.

Speaker(s):

Presenter: Mahogany L. Browne Presenter: Malinda Lo Presenter: Ibi Zoboi Moderator: Andrew Karre

Children’s & Young Adult Literature

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Live Captioned

Location: Ballroom I, Level 400, Baltimore Convention Center

Session Code: T174

Location: Ballroom I, Level 400, Baltimore Convention Center

Session Code: T174

2026030513:4515:00 005

THU, MAR 5

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