Brooklyn Public Library makes banned books available to teens for free [npr.org]

Natalie Audage 8/29/224:10 PM

By Scott Simon, Photo: Unsplash, National Public Radio, August 27, 2022

Scott Simon gets an update from Nick Higgins, chief librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library, on the Books Unbanned initiative. It makes e-books and audiobooks available to teens nationwide.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

An update now on a library that is not removing books from circulation - quite the opposite. Since April, the Brooklyn Public Library has been making e-books and audiobooks available to teens around the country for free. The program is called Books Unbanned. Nick Higgins joins us now. He's the chief librarian. Thanks very much for being with us.

NICK HIGGINS: It's great to be with you, Scott.

SIMON: Seems there's a new story every day about books being removed from library shelves. I wonder if you've seen an increase in your Books Unbanned program.

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