CBC Ideas program with Richard Ovenden interviewed by Nahlah Ayed from Freedom to Read Week, taped at the Toronto Reference Library.
Ovenden talks about the history of booking banning and what it means for democracy today, making many historical links:
“The current wave of book banning in libraries, and the broader context of censorship and constraints around the freedom of expression, are all stark reminders that the techniques used in Nazi Germany are once again in fashion,” said Ovenden. “Suppressing freedom to read is a core tactic used by those who seek to exercise authoritarian control over our societies. Let’s be clear: It is our minds that are the true battlefield, and libraries are a good proxy for those.”
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/libraries-richard-ovenden-1.6785115