Law At The Library

Know Your Rights: Book Bans and the Law

Join us for a special Know Your Rights session of Law At The Library, featuring Illinois's State Librarian and Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.

Join us for a special presentation of The Chicago Bar Association’s Law at the Library program, Know Your Rights: Book Bans and the Law. In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the CBA, the CPL and the EPL, we are offering a special session featuring a discussion on book banning with the State’s Librarian, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. Circuit Court Judge Robert F. Harris will host the discussion and moderate an audience Q & A. The program will be offered in-person at the Harold Washington Library's Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, with online viewing options available. The auditorium doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are strongly encouraged in all CPL locations. The event will be streamed live on CPL's YouTube channel and Facebook page.  Click on either link to view the program at 6 PM.  For more information, please visit https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/64dd1b54aa9efc3700a3a135.

The Chicago Bar Association, in partnership with the Evanston Public Library and Chicago Public Library, curates an annual year-long legal education program to answer questions and provide practical resources and insights into today's most pressing legal issues.  Each Law At The Library program features a presentation by an experienced attorney, followed by a brief question and answer session.  All events are free, open to the public, and conducted via Zoom unless otherwise noted.  

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