Is the freedom of books under threat? - Opening event #BannedBooks

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Experience Mads Ananda Lodahl, Kasey Meehan and others when Danish PEN together with Aarhus Libraries opens the campaign #Forbidden Books with a view to the USA, readings from banned literature and a panel discussion about the situation in Denmark right now. The national campaign #Forbudte Bøger focuses on censorship, book bans, freedom of expression, democracy and participation throughout week 41. Experience Mille Rode,Secretary General of Danish PEN in conversation with Kasey Meehan, director of PEN America's Freedom to Read program. Kasey Meehan is participating digitally. Author Mads Ananda Lodahl,whose writing revolves around life as an outsider and in October 2026 is current with the novel GAYLIENATION - George Michael participates in an indecent act. Department Manager at Favrskov Libraries Eva Svejvig, who talk about how they handled being in the crosshairs between political criticism and professionalism when they received criticism for publishing a book about masturbation in children. - Date: 5 October 2026 - Time: 15:00–16:15 - Venue: Dokk1/Aarhus Hovedbibliotek - Address: Hack Kampmanns Plads 2, Aarhus C, Denmark - Admission: Free