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Banned Books Week Presentation by Samuel Cohen, Mizzou Associate Professor of English

Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
114A Ellis Library and Zoom
Register here to attend via Zoom

Dr. Cohen will discuss his forthcoming book anthology, Banning Books in America: Not a How-to.

Since 2020, the U.S. has seen unprecedented efforts at the state and local level to exert control over what is taught and read by banning, challenging, or censoring books in K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and public libraries. Beginning with criticisms of the 1619 Project and gathering steam with attacks on Critical Race Theory and DEI, these efforts have led to state legislatures, school boards, and city councils becoming culture war battlegrounds. In this talk, Sam Cohen will look at these contemporary battles in the contexts of the long history of book bans, of specific books challenged by them, and of the larger questions raised about the competing interests and values at play.

Presentation sponsored by the Mizzou Libraries and the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies

Power banks available in the Zalk library!

Need power on the go? Zalk Veterinary Medical Library has you covered.

The Zalk Library has 10 Omnicharge portable chargers. Each charger has 2 USB-a ports, 1 USB-C, 1 AC port, as well as wireless charging capabilities. These portable chargers are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and ONLY to CVM students, staff and faculty. They check out through your library account for 24 hours, and are available to take with you to class, clinicals, and other CVM buildings – wherever you need power. Power banks must be returned to the Zalk Library to charge and missing units are subject to the Overdue Fine and Replacement Cost policy for reserve items. Need help using your charger? Scan the QR code on the top of the device!

Come check out a portable charger today!