This Freedom to Read Week, join public historian and comics librarian Amie Wright for an evening discussion of the unexpected history of comic book censorship in the United States and Canada. Historical restrictions were very real and impacted current understandings around comics and graphic novels which, while popular, remain some of the most censored and misunderstood titles in schools and libraries.
Event offered in partnership with Library and Archives Canada.
Bio:
Amie Wright, MA MLIS (she/her) is a Public Historian and Comics Librarian. Amie is currently completing her PhD in History at Carleton University researching the 1950s moral panic around children’s comic book reading and serves as contract instructor at both Carleton’s Department of History and McGill’s Graduate School of Information Studies. Amie is the former Manager of School Outreach / MyLibraryNYC at the New York Public Library (NYPL) and the former inaugural President of the American Library Association (ALA) Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT). Amie has worked since 2013 to create professional development opportunities for schools and libraries on comics including partnering with New York and San Diego Comic Con, and the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF). You can find some of Amie’s writing on comics, history, libraries, and education in Canadian Literature, The Teaching Librarian, Booklist, and American Libraries.
Date: Thurs, Feb 27, 2025
Time: 7 to 8pm
Location: RBC Foundry at Bayview Yards, 7 Bayview Station Road Ottawa, ON K1Y 2C5
Visit the Bayview Yards website for information about parking and transit options.
Language: English
Ages: Young adult and adult
Admission: Free admission; register to save your spot