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The Illinois State House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday, March 22 cutting the distribution of state funds to libraries who ban materials due to partisan pressure. The bill comes as, at the end of March, all of Illinois’ neighboring states: Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin have approved bills strengthening the ability of...
Sarah Collins Rudolph, who survived the 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing that became a galvanizing point in the Civil Rights Movement, will share her insights at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library on Wednesday, March 29.
Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort this week as we continue our conversation between John Pollitz, Dean of Library Affairs at SIU, and Michael C. Batinski, Professor Emeritus of History at SIU and author of Forgetting and the Forgotten: A Thousand Years of Contested Histories in the Heartland, which was published by SIU Press this past January.Also, catch the latest podcast episode of Blanket Fort Radio Theater's production of "The Undaunted Women of Nanking." Blanket Fort Radio Theater is a storytelling initiative of SIU Press in collaboration with the SIU Creative Writing Pr...
Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort this week as John Pollitz, Dean of library affairs at SIU talks with SIU Press author Bob Hartley. Hartley is a former journalist and publisher and is an expert on Illinois politics and politicians. He’s the author or co-author of 12 books, 7 of which were published by SIU Press.Also, catch the latest podcast episode of Blanket Fort Radio Theater's production of "The Undaunted Women of Nanking."