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Banned Together:

The Fight Against Censorship

2025-10-05 14:00:00 2025-10-05 16:00:00 America/New_York Banned Together: Join us for this documentary. Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium

Sunday, October 05
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-05 14:00:00 2025-10-05 16:00:00 America/New_York Banned Together: Join us for this documentary. Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium

Join us for this documentary.

Banned Together follows three students as they fight to reinstate 97 books suddenly pulled from their school libraries. As they evolve from local to national activists, they meet with banned authors, politicians, and the major players protecting the First Amendment of our Constitution. Woven throughout the story about the student activists include Congressman Jamie Raskin; bestselling and banned authors like Juno Dawson, Jodi Picoult, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Erika L. Sánchez, and Ellen Hopkins; First Amendment warriors like Jonathan Friedman from PEN America and Deborah Caldwell-Stone from the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom; Prof. Justin Hansford, the Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law; Olivia Little, a senior investigative researcher from Media Matters for America who's done in-depth reporting about Moms for Liberty since early 2021; organizations fighting on the front lines in Florida; Maurice Cunningham, author of "Dark Money and the Politics of School Privatization"; and IL Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias who wrote the first anti-book-ban legislation in the country… to name just a few!

Documentary, 1 hour, 32 minutes

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Entertainment | Books and Authors |

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Rocky River Public Library

Phone: 440-333-7610

Hours
Mon, Sep 22 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 23 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 24 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 25 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 26 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 27 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Sep 28 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Mon, Sep 22 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 23 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 24 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 25 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 26 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 27 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Sep 28 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Rocky River Public Library is an independent public library and partcipating member of the CLEVNET consortium.  The library has been serving the community of Rocky River since 1928.  

Upcoming Events

Fri, Sep 26, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Community Room
Unraveling: what I learned about life while shearing sheep, dyeing wool, and making the world's ugliest sweater By: Peggy Orenstein

Mon, Sep 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
Meet award-winning local author, journalist and editor Annie Zaleski.

Wed, Oct 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
Kent State Museum will be here to discuss the fashions of the roaring 1920s.

Fri, Oct 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
Junk Journaling 101 - Junk Journaling is a casual way to gather your day-to-day mementos and found objects into one spot.

Sat, Oct 04, 11:00am - 11:45am
Rocky River Public Library - Purple Room
Children with varying learning styles and abilities learn together in a supportive environment. This storytime is designed for children who may not be successful in a typical storytime experience.
Register

Sun, Oct 05, All day
Rocky River Public Library
Start at the Reference Desk, follow the clues, explore the library, and win a prize at the end!

Sun, Oct 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
Join us for this documentary.

Mon, Oct 06, All day
Rocky River Public Library
Start at the Reference Desk, follow the clues, explore the library, and win a prize at the end!

Mon, Oct 06, 9:30am - 8:30pm
Rocky River Public Library - Community Room
Drop in for popcorn and films based on banned or challenged books.

Tue, Oct 07, All day
Rocky River Public Library
Start at the Reference Desk, follow the clues, explore the library, and win a prize at the end!

Tue, Oct 07, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Rocky River Public Library - Purple Room
Do you know about history, vocabulary, and pop culture? Team up and join us at Rocky River Public Library to test your knowledge and a chance to win a Starbucks gift card. Up to 5 winners.

Tue, Oct 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
Assistant Professor & Librarian at Tri-C, John Rasel presents Challenged, Banned, or Burned: Reactions to Controversial Books, Then & Now, an overview of censorship from antiquity to the present day.

Wed, Oct 08, All day
Rocky River Public Library
Start at the Reference Desk, follow the clues, explore the library, and win a prize at the end!

Wed, Oct 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Green Room
For Banned Books Week, we'll discuss Morrison's debut novel about the devastating effects of racism on young African-American girls in 1940s Lorain, Ohio. 

Thu, Oct 09, All day
Rocky River Public Library
Start at the Reference Desk, follow the clues, explore the library, and win a prize at the end!

Thu, Oct 09, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
Artist Em Poor will explain the history and purpose of zines, and guide participants as they create their own.

Fri, Oct 10, All day
Rocky River Public Library
Start at the Reference Desk, follow the clues, explore the library, and win a prize at the end!

Fri, Oct 10, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
A free educational seminar that will cover everything you need to know about the legal, financial, and logistical aspects of retirement, presented by Cleveland Elder Law.

Sat, Oct 11, All day
Rocky River Public Library
Start at the Reference Desk, follow the clues, explore the library, and win a prize at the end!

Sat, Oct 11, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
Come create a book nook! Book nooks are miniature scenes that are perfect additions to your bookshelf. We'll have tiny versions of Banned Books and lots of bookish inspiration. Registration required.

Sun, Oct 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Community Room
Is your house haunted? Does your pet talk to spirits? Pass the flashlight to share your favorite real or imagined spine-tingling tales.

Wed, Oct 15, 10:00am - 11:30am
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium,Zoom B
Curious about artificial intelligence? Join us for this special program with guest speaker Tak Sato, President and co-founder of Center for Aging in the Digital World.

Wed, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Community Room
The Lost Tomb And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder by Douglas Preston

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rocky River Public Library
Each month we explore a different true crime topic through book discussions, lectures, or activities.

Thu, Oct 16, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Community Room
Roger Corman's lighthearted spoof of gothic B-movies stars Hollywood horror legends Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Vincent Price as powerful (yet bumbling) sorcerers.

Mon, Oct 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
Protect yourself from fraud and identity theft.

Tue, Oct 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Rocky River Public Library - Community Room
Now in person! New and experienced writers welcome. Have your work critiqued and give feedback to others. Registration required.

Thu, Oct 23, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rocky River Public Library - Auditorium
Come and test your knowledge! Teams of up to six people admitted. Registration required.

Fri, Oct 24, 11:00am - 12:30pm
New venue Rocky River Public Library - Community Room
Come and test your knowledge! Teams of up to six people admitted. Registration required.