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The Iowa City Public Library and Prairie Lights Books invite you to enjoy a conversation with Jarrett Dapier, a Chicago-area librarian and recipient of the John Phillip Immroth Award from the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Round Table for his work exposing book censorship in the Chicago Public Schools.

Jarrett is the author of several award-winning picture books for children, one of which has faced several censorship attempts. See more about Jarrett and his work at https://www.jarrettdapier.com/.

He'll be with us to talk about his new YA Graphic Novel, Wake Now in the Fire, his first-hand experience with challenges on Intellectual Freedom and censorship. A Q&A and book signing will follow the discussion and Prairie Lights will have copies available for sale.