<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>Multnomah County Library is hosting an upcoming event called "<a href="https://multcolib.org/events/banned-books-diversity-inclusion-respect/62382" target="_blank">Banned Books: Diversity, Inclusion & Respect</a>." Please attend if you are interested in comics and controversy! Attached is a PDF of the flier.</div><div><br></div>More and more, books by diverse authors or about diverse
communities are targeted for censorship. During Banned Books
Week, a panel of comic book authors will discuss why this is
happening and how greater inclusion means a stronger future for
intellectual freedom. Join M.K. Reed (Americus), Jonathan Hill
(Americus), Anina Bennett (Boilerplate), Tristan Tarwater
(The Marauders’ Island) and editor Hannah Means-Shannon
(Dark Horse Comics) in celebrating the freedom to read.<div><div><br></div><div>Monday, Sept. 26 • 6–7:30 pm • Central Library's U. S. Bank Room (<span style="font-size:13px">801 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97205)</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Azalea</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#444444" size="4"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i>Azalea Ebbay</i></b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#444444"><span style="line-height:32px;text-align:center"> =^● ⋏ ●^=</span><br></font>Access Services Assistant<br>Multnomah County Library<br></div><div>My schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday</div><div><a href="http://multcolib.org" target="_blank">multcolib.org</a></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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