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**Panel Discussion to Celebrate Freedom to Read and Address Book Banning**

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in Charlotte, NC, is hosting an in-person panel discussion to highlight the importance of the freedom to read and to discuss the increasing challenges posed by book banning and censorship. The event brings together a panel of experts for an open conversation about these critical issues.

### **Panelists**

- **Tameka Fryer-Brown**: Author

- **David Caldwell**: Member of Parks Road Books’ Banned Book Club

- **Abby Moore**: Librarian from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) Education Department

- **Meghan Sanford**: Media Coordinator with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS)

- **Marcellus "MT" Turner**: CEO of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

### **Event Details**

The panel will explore the impact and dangers of book banning in public and school libraries, which is a growing concern across the United States.

**Date/Time:** Information not provided in the text

**Location:** Information not provided in the text

**Registration:** Attendees can register for the event at [cmlibrary.info/FreedomRead](http://cmlibrary.info/FreedomRead)

This discussion presents a timely opportunity to address censorship and celebrate the fundamental right to access a wide range of ideas through literature.

Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Source Type: Library

Source Location: Charlotte

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