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Freedom To Read: Local Libraries React to Banned Books Week

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A section of the adult banned book display at the Amagansett Free Library. KIMBERLY PARRY

A section of the adult banned book display at the Amagansett Free Library. KIMBERLY PARRY

A section of the adult banned book display at the Amagansett Free Library. KIMBERLY PARRY

A section of the adult banned book display at the Amagansett Free Library. KIMBERLY PARRY

Staff members of the John Jermain Memorial Library read their favorite banned books. Front row, from left, Kelly Harris, Rita Skerys and Nancy Myers. Second row, Aracely Garcia, Catherine Tremblay, Donna Fisher, Andrea Hill, Sue Mullen, Rachel Lucas and Richard Browning. Third row, Ginta Genender and Susan Blumenkrantz. COURTESY JOHN JERMAIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Staff members of the John Jermain Memorial Library read their favorite banned books. Front row, from left, Kelly Harris, Rita Skerys and Nancy Myers. Second row, Aracely Garcia, Catherine Tremblay, Donna Fisher, Andrea Hill, Sue Mullen, Rachel Lucas and Richard Browning. Third row, Ginta Genender and Susan Blumenkrantz. COURTESY JOHN JERMAIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY

A section of the young adult banned book display at the Amagansett Free Library. KIMBERLY PARRY

A section of the young adult banned book display at the Amagansett Free Library. KIMBERLY PARRY

A section of the young adult banned book display at the Amagansett Free Library. KIMBERLY PARRY

A section of the young adult banned book display at the Amagansett Free Library. KIMBERLY PARRY

A section of the adult banned book display at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. LISA MICHNE

A section of the adult banned book display at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. LISA MICHNE

A section of the young adult banned book display at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. LISA MICHNE

A section of the young adult banned book display at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. LISA MICHNE

A section of the young adult banned book display at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. LISA MICHNE

A section of the young adult banned book display at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. LISA MICHNE

A scene from the banned books display at Hampton Bays Public Library. ALEX GIRESI

A scene from the banned books display at Hampton Bays Public Library. ALEX GIRESI

A scene from the banned books display at Hampton Bays Public Library. ALEX GIRESI

A scene from the banned books display at Hampton Bays Public Library. ALEX GIRESI

A scene from the banned books display at Hampton Bays Public Library. ALEX GIRESI

A scene from the banned books display at Hampton Bays Public Library. ALEX GIRESI

A scene from the banned books display at Hampton Bays Public Library. ALEX GIRESI

A scene from the banned books display at Hampton Bays Public Library. ALEX GIRESI

Mara Zonderman

Mara Zonderman

Mara Zonderman

Mara Zonderman

Mara Zonderman, the head of reference and adult services, scans the shelves on Friday afternoon, moving from department to department with a list over 500 titles long, pulling picture books and chapter books, children’s graphic novels, young adult reads, adult fiction and non-fiction alike.   DANA SHAW

Mara Zonderman, the head of reference and adult services, scans the shelves on Friday afternoon, moving from department to department with a list over 500 titles long, pulling picture books and chapter books, children’s graphic novels, young adult reads, adult fiction and non-fiction alike. DANA SHAW

Mara Zonderman, the head of reference and adult services, scans the shelves on Friday afternoon, moving from department to department with a list over 500 titles long, pulling picture books and chapter books, children’s graphic novels, young adult reads, adult fiction and non-fiction alike.   DANA SHAW

Mara Zonderman, the head of reference and adult services, scans the shelves on Friday afternoon, moving from department to department with a list over 500 titles long, pulling picture books and chapter books, children’s graphic novels, young adult reads, adult fiction and non-fiction alike. DANA SHAW

Mara Zonderman, the head of reference and adult services, scans the shelves on Friday afternoon, moving from department to department with a list over 500 titles long, pulling picture books and chapter books, children’s graphic novels, young adult reads, adult fiction and non-fiction alike.   DANA SHAW

Mara Zonderman, the head of reference and adult services, scans the shelves on Friday afternoon, moving from department to department with a list over 500 titles long, pulling picture books and chapter books, children’s graphic novels, young adult reads, adult fiction and non-fiction alike. DANA SHAW

authorMichelle Trauring on Oct 4, 2023
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.” — Librarian Mary Jo Godwin The moment librarian Mara Zonderman plucked “How To Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X.... more

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