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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2F5496">Please pardon the cross-posting.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496"><br>
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</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Book Banning in the U.S. and the Positive Impact of Diverse Books: What New Data Tells Us Free Webinar, Wednesday, November 8, 5:00 pm CT. Moderator: Joyce McIntosh, Assistant Program Director, Freedom to Read Foundation; Presenters: Eric Stroshane, Assistant Director, Member Services, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom; Julianne Appleton, Director, Research & Insights, First Book; Becky Calzada, President-elect, American Association of School Librarians and District Library Coordinator, Leander ISD (Tex.)." href="https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/free-webinar-book-banning-in-the-u-s-and-the-positive-impact-of-diverse-books-what-new-data-tells-us/" style='position:absolute;margin-left:.3pt;margin-top:28.25pt;width:505.9pt;height:282.6pt;z-index:251658240;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:button="t">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">Three organizations are coming together to offer a webinar about book banning on Wednesday, November 8 at 3 pm Pacific.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">“During this free webinar, attendees will learn about newly released 2023 data on book banning from ALA, and a new study from First Book about the chilling effect that conversation around book
bans are having on teacher morale and student learning - far beyond the areas directly facing book restrictions. First Book will also share the results of a separate study revealing the positive impact that diverse books have on student learning outcomes.
As partners in Unite Against Book Bans, presenters will also share more about how to get involved in the fight to stop these dangerous efforts to curtail the freedom to read.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496;mso-ligatures:none">FYI,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Jen Maurer, MLS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
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