Watch: K.C. Boyd & Matthew Winner Talk Banned Books

by SLJ Staff
Sep 05, 2018 | Filed in News & Features

Boyd discusses the connection between street lit and challenged books, while Winner describes the frequently challenged LGBTQ-themed picture books that he shares with his elementary students. 

Banned Books Week is coming up (September 23–29). Here's what these librarians have to say about it.

Matthew Winner, librarian at Swansfield Elementary School in Columbia, MD, and LJ Mover & Shaker.

 

K.C. Boyd, D.C. Public Schools library media specialist and LJ Mover & Shaker.

 

 

 

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