{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Right To Read: Combatting Coordinated Censorship Episode 212","description":"\u201cThis book makes me feel understood\u2026I see parts of myself within this book and reflected in ways that I didn't think I would ever hear anybody reflect them.\u201d Listen in to hear Mt. SAC students, like Jimmy Smith, thoughtfully reflect on the book Flamer, written by Mike Curarto, who you\u2019ll also hear from in this candid and informative discussion about banned books and the ways in which we can combat coordinated censorship.   We\u2019ll explore the importance of the freedom to read, the power of books, and the damage that censorship causes.  First, we\u2019ll hear from a few students, and then you\u2019ll join me for a conversation with Mike Curato, the author of the graphic novel Flamer, which has been the target of coordinated censorship efforts.  And finally, Lessa Kanani\u2019opua Pelayo-Lozada, Director of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture, will talk about the book banning in the U.S., providing her perspective as the 2022-2023 President of the American Library Association. Enjoy.  Resources:  Kim Earhart, Censorship in US History Textbooks,  Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. 50th anniversary ed. Toronto: Anchor Canada, 2009. Print. Mt. SAC Library, General Collection, 823.914 Ac45t 2009 https:\/\/caccl-antonio.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CACCL_ANTONIO\/1c1rl6n\/alma991000274809705277  \u201cChinua Achebe, The Art of Fiction, No. 139 \u201d The Paris Review, Winter 1994. https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/interviews\/1720\/the-art-of-fiction-no-139-chinua-achebe    \u201cFlorida Scoured Math Textbooks for \u2018Prohibited Topics.\u2019 Next Up: Social Studies,\u201d New York Times, March 20, 2023. https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/16\/us\/florida-textbooks-african-american-history.html  \u201cWhose History? How Textbooks Can Erase the Truth and Legacy of Racism,\u201d Thurgood Marshall Institute, Jakiyah Bradley, February 2023. https:\/\/tminstituteldf.org\/books-censorship-black-history\/  \u201cTwo States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories.\u201d New York Times, Dana Goldstein, January 12, 2020. https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/01\/12\/us\/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html# Additional access link (requires Mt. SAC login)  Mike Curato Mike Curato, Author and Illustrator   Curato, Mike. Flamer. First edition. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2020. Print. Mt. SAC Library, General Collection; 741.5973 C922f  Austrian, J. J. Worm Loves Worm. First edition. New York, N.Y: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016. Print. Mt. SAC Library, Children\u2019s Collection  Lessa Kanani\u2019opua Pelayo-Lozada Mt. SAC Library Banned & Challenged Books Booklist Office for Intellectual Freedom. \u201cCensorship by the Numbers.\u201d American Library Association, 8 Apr. 2025, www.ala.org\/bbooks\/censorship-numbers  PEN America. \u201cBook Bans.\u201d 04 March 2025,  https:\/\/pen.org\/book-bans\/ PEN America tracks book bans and fights censorship in public schools and libraries across the country.  Penguin Random House, \u201cRead Banned Books.\u201d 2025, https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/banned-books\/ Links to book resumes (used for justification for inclusion of materials), organizations you can support, and actions you can take. Office for Intellectual Freedom. \u201cChallenge Reporting.\u201d American Library Association, https:\/\/www.ala.org\/tools\/challengesupport\/report Form for reporting book challenges, censorship, and other challenges to libraries, library services, and library workers and communities. Unite Against Book Bans, \u201cUnite in Your Community.\u201d https:\/\/uniteagainstbookbans.org\/ A campaign by the American Library Association to share information and data about book challenges, support actions against book bans, and provide access to news, tools, and resources. Run Time: 29:05 To Find the full transcript for this episode click HERE ","author_name":"The Mt. San Antonio College Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/themagicmountiepodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"