UMBC BookFest '26: Freedom to Read
Libraries & Our Democracy
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Library Gallery
Date & Time
April 23, 2026, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Description
Maryland’s Freedom to Read Act, passed in 2024, ensures that “library materials and resources remain accessible to the public and cannot be removed solely because someone disagrees with their viewpoint alone.” Yet, book challenges and censorship efforts are still on the rise across our state and nation.
What can you do to protect the right to read and to ensure access to our nation’s library services? Join us for a panel of distinguished library professionals and advocates to learn more!
- Morgan Miller, Maryland State Librarian
- Stacey Nunn, Library Media Specialist, Southwest Academy Magnet School for Science and Engineering and finalist for School Library Journal’s School Librarian of the Year
- Christine Feldmann, Anne Arundel County Public Library
- Andrea Lewis, President of Citizens for Maryland Libraries
This event is supported in part by the Maryland State Library Agency. Refreshments will follow the program.
