The Diversity Action Committee invites library employees to attend the next Library Issues Forum, scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m., Jesse Wrench Auditorium (S107 Memorial Union). The session wraps up the observance of Banned Books Week/Month and features several speakers with topics related to the theme of “Celebrating Intellectual Freedom: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Creating.” Release time is available with supervisor approval.
Randy Diamond will open the forum with a discussion of copyright and its impact on First Amendment rights. Dr. Heather Carver of the Theatre Department will talk about how performance continues to engage in issues of intellectual freedom and expression in Missouri, across the country, and internationally. Additional panelists are being identified at this time.
The Library Issues Forum was developed to fill a need for library employees to come together and talk about varied and broad library issues. If you have ideas for future forums, please contact Leo Agnew at AgnewL@missouri.edu.