Friday, October 27: Children’s Book Author Panels

 Virtual Event (10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)

This event is supported by a grant from the CU Boulder Office for Outreach and Engagement.

• Registration required.
• Two author panels catered to different grade levels with audience Q&A.
• The five authors will share their new books and talk about their creative process and influences.

10:30-11:30 a.m.
Picture book Panel (Grades K-3): 

• Derrick Barnes (Like Lava in My Veins)
• Carole Lindstrom (Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior)
• Sheetal Sheth (Always Anjali)

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Chapter book Panel (Grades 3-6): 

• J.E. Thomas (Control Freaks)
• Dave Valeza (Four Eyes)

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Wednesday, October 25: Censorship Unbound: A Panel on Book Bans and the Right to Read in K-8 Schools and Libraries

Canyon Theater & Gallery - Boulder Public Library (Main Library) (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.)

Presented in partnership with the CU Boulder Center for Humanities and the Arts

Panel: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Reception: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

• Registration required. 
• Join us in a free panel on book censorship and honoring the right to read in K-8 schools and libraries. The panel will include a local teacher and parent, a librarian, and children's book authors to discuss the current climate on book challenges.
• Opportunity to purchase the festival authors’ books, signing, and a reception will follow the panel.
• This panel event is part of CU Boulder Center for Humanities and the Arts' 2023 – 2024 academic year programming theme ‘Liberty, Freedom, Democracy: The Fight for Ideas’. 

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