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First Amendment protections and intellectual freedom are for everyone. Join Nadine Strossen and Olivia Scully, moderated by Kent Memorial Library Board President Sandy Edelman, as they discuss current censorship issues in our country and locally.

New York Law School Professor Emerita Nadine Strossen, past national President of the American Civil Liberties Union (1991-2008), is a leading expert and frequent speaker/media commentator on constitutional law and civil liberties, who has testified before Congress on multiple occasions. She serves on the advisory boards of the ACLU, Academic Freedom Alliance, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), Heterodox Academy, and National Coalition Against Censorship. The National Law Journal has named Strossen one of America’s "100 Most Influential Lawyers.” Her 2018 book HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship was selected by Washington University as its 2019 “Common Read.”

Through the course of her 11+ years working in Connecticut libraries, Olivia Scully’s greatest passion has been the intersection of social justice and intellectual freedom. A long-standing member of the Connecticut Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee, Olivia also serves as a Co- Chair of CLA’s Legislative Committee, and previously served as inaugural chair of its Equity, Diversity, &; Inclusion Section. Alongside colleagues, she was honored to receive CLA’s 2022 Intellectual Freedom Award for their panel presentation: Dr. Seuss, Collection Management, Antiracism. As Bibliomation’s Help Desk Coordinator, Olivia provides support to 70+ consortium member libraries. She holds her M.S. in Library & Information Sciences from University at Buffalo, and her M.Ed. from Widener University. Trained in human sexuality education, she brings a unique perspective to library services, literacies, and other surprisingly sensitive topics.

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