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Congratulations to the Patten Free Library, an awardee of the Maine Humanities Council mini-grant for their program Race and Equity in America! This five-part program will be guided by Dustin Ward, Racial Equity and Reconciliation Advocate. @MaineHumanities @ItIsTimeME

"There’s a lot of appetite for people to get together in community around books..." - Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, executive director of @MaineWriters More from @PressHerald @mainemegan: https://t.co/24j3U1kGn7

"The most important thing is to stand up and be counted. Resist, resist, resist." — #BannedBookWeek Honorary Chair @levarburton on @thereidout with @JoyAnnReid. #LetFreedomRead https://t.co/8s1CoQ7ioM

“The freedom to read is under attack in this country...the coordinated censorship efforts we've seen on school libraries are now increasingly targeting public libraries.” Join @JudyBlume and NYPL this #BannedBooksWeek to #UniteAgainstBookBans!

#BannedBooksWeek is here! Our Honorary Chair, the inimitable @levarburton, is ready to take action - are you? Join us in supporting library workers, educators, authors, and readers everywhere on Let Freedom Read Day, October 7! #LetFreedomRead https://t.co/ZcEGmskHYQ

Every two years, #MaineHumanities celebrates how people in #Maine have contributed to the public #humanities—by going deep within their communities and regions, or by reaching the whole state. We'll be accepting nominations starting October 1st!

Will we see you there? Register here https://t.co/Cfzn59NoEe #BannedBooksWeek #Maine #MaineHumanities

Arts & Humanities Grant applications are open today! https://t.co/Ng9kVh9Q4B #Arts #Humanities #Maine #MaineHumanities #grants

This just in - @levarburton has been named honorary chair of @BannedBooksWeek! Check it out here --> https://t.co/chALuFqQMQ

Our final panelist we'd like to intro is Heather Perkinson, President of @MASLibraries! Perkinson (she/her) is a public high school #librarian and advises her school's #CivilRightsTeam and is passionate about defending human rights and intellectual freedom. 🔗 in bio! #Maine

Jaed Coffin's memoir Roughhouse Friday was one of our 2020 Read ME books! If you want to watch (or rewatch!) his Statewide Author Talk, you can do so here 👉

It's the last day of summer, which means we are starting to get ready for #ReadME Summer of 2024. Introducing the Recommending Author who will help us decide our next two Read ME books, Jaed Coffin! https://t.co/ODQAfsK5bH #Maine #MaineHumanities

Meet Susan Preece, Director of @TopshamLibrary! Preece (she/her) began her career in the public library with her first job as a library page in New York in 1977. She received her MLS from The Palmer School of Library and Info Science at @LIUBrentwood. https://t.co/Cfzn59NoEe

Samaa is heading to Blue Hill Public Library for another meet and greet! Join us for a community reception to talk with our executive director Samaa about her vision for the Maine Humanities in the coming years, and chat with her informally. RSPV: https://t.co/K5iRqTfswj

Our next panelist is Craig Freshley (he/him). When Donald Trump was President, Craig facilitated over 40 gatherings, @MakeShiftHouse, where he brought together Republicans and Democrats to talk. Craig received the American Civic Collaboration Award for it! 🔗 in bio to register!

Please join NEH Division of Preservation and Access& Serial Division at the Library of Congress for a very special event on Wednesday, September 20, 2022, 4:00 pm EDT. Virtual event is free and open to the public. https://t.co/pzNNvlx1UA

Meet our panelist, Savannah Sessions! Sessions (she/her) has served as a #SchoolLibrarian and educator for more than a decade. She is passionate about promoting information access and literacy as well as advocating for #libraries. Join us: https://t.co/pEU22EgVbh

Night of the Living Rez was an Amazon number 1 best seller today for kindle in lit short stories. The book lives on!