Скачать или смотреть The Political Librarian "In Conversation" - Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

Across the country, libraries are being told that diversity and free speech cannot coexist. Censors insist that protecting marginalized voices means silencing others. Legislators are crafting policies around that narrative. But what if the premise itself is wrong?
In this timely conversation, Sarah Beth Nelson and John William Nelson dismantle the false binary between free expression and equity. Drawing on law, pedagogy, and lived institutional experience, their work shows that libraries can expand both free speech and diversity by building intentional “brave spaces,”environments designed not to avoid conflict, but to navigate it honestly and constructively.

Sarah Beth Nelson brings academic and professional expertise as an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Information Studies, where she studies storytelling, identity, and library education. John William Nelson brings legal and cultural context as an attorney at The Nelson Law Chambers, LLC, with experience supporting institutions in navigating constitutional and community-based challenges related to speech and access.

For librarians facing book challenges, hostile boards, speech-based accusations, and community fracture, this webinar offers a framework rooted in law and practice, not slogans.