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BE DOWNTOWN
Find something fun to do with our calendar of downtown events.
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Free to Belong: An Author Afternoon
Saturday, October 7, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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To celebrate Banned Books Week (October 1-7), Dayton Metro Library will host Free to Belong: An Author Afternoon, in the Main Library’s Eichelberger Forum, on Saturday, October 7, from 1-4 pm. Three renowned authors will gather to discuss their writing processes, their works, and book banning.
Visiting authors:
Leah Johnson, 1 pm: Johnson is an award-winning author of children’s and young adult books. Her essays have also appeared in numerous publications.
K. Ancrum, 2 pm: This award-winning thriller writer is passionate about including diversity and representation in her young adult fiction.
Julian Winters, 3 pm: Winters has received the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award, and several books have been selected as Junior Library Guild Selections.
All ages are invited to attend. Registration is required. Free to Belong kicks off a series of programs centering around intellectual freedom that will take place at DML in the coming months.
For more information, including additional bio information for the authors, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.