Intellectual Freedom Festival

Keith Haring, Censorship, and the Power of Art | Intellectual Freedom Festival 2024

Join us for a panel discussion exploring the power of art and information in the face of censorship. This collaborative event by the Stanley Museum of Art, the Obermann Center, and the Iowa City...

Current Issues and Politics, Local History, Arts, Music, and Hobbies Intellectual Freedom Festival

Scrutinizing the Shelves: Banned Books | An Obermann Conversation | Intellectual Freedom Festival

Recently, there has been an escalation of book bans and censorship in public school classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Many of the current book ban campaigns target books by or about LGBTQIA...

Current Issues and Politics Intellectual Freedom Festival, Obermann Conversations

Understanding Anti-LGBTQIA+ Law Targeting Iowa Classrooms | Intellectual Freedom Festival

Keenan Crow, Director of Policy and Advocacy of One Iowa, will present an explanation of IA SF496, Iowa's new anti-LGBTQ+ education law. Among other things, this law includes a "don...

Current Issues and Politics Intellectual Freedom Festival

Can Censorship Kill the Big, Bad Wolf? | Intellectual Freedom Festival at Iowa City Public Library

The first annual Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Lecture with guest speaker Anne Levinson Penway, Assistant Director of the American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom....

Current Issues and Politics Intellectual Freedom Festival

Intellectual Freedom Fest: Library Bill of Rights

A two-part lecture for the second annual Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival. First, Lolly Eggers, former Iowa City Public Library director, gives an overview of the history of libraries...

Current Issues and Politics, Local History Intellectual Freedom Festival