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SUMMARY:March 2026 Banned Book Club - Are You There God? It's Me\, Margaret
DESCRIPTION:Join us each month for thought-provoking discussions in the Banned Book Club\, where we will explore the powerful stories and ideas that have been silenced by book bans across America. Every month\, we’ll dive into either a book currently banned or one that examines the culture of censorship and its impact on society. Together\, we’ll challenge the limits of free expression\, reflect on the importance of diverse voices\, and discuss why certain books are under attack. Whether you’re reading for pleasure or actively seeking ideas outside your comfort zone\, each meeting offers a space for open dialogue\, critical thinking\, and a deeper understanding of the books that shape our world. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and resist! \nOur March book is Are you there\, God? It’s me\, Margaret by Judy Blume. Stop in or order your copy from Cavalier House Books on Jefferson St today! \nAbout the book: \nA Time Best YA Book of All Time \nMargaret shares her secrets and her spirituality in this iconic Judy Blume novel\, beloved by millions. \nMargaret Simon\, almost twelve\, likes long hair\, tuna fish\, the smell of rain\, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook\, New Jersey\, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy\, Gretchen\, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys\, bras\, and getting their first periods\, Margaret is happy to belong. \nBut none of them can believe Margaret doesn’t have religion\, and that she isn’t going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What they don’t know is Margaret has her own very special relationship with God. She can talk to God about everything—family\, friends\, even Moose Freed\, her secret crush. \nMargaret is funny and real. As you read her story\, you’ll know why this book has been the favorite of millions of readers. It’s as if Margaret is talking right to you\, sharing her secrets with a friend. \nCheck out Unite Against Book Bans’ book resume for Are You There\, God? It’s Me\, Margaret.
URL:https://www.lfy-cac.org/event/march-2026-banned-book-club-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret/
LOCATION:Cavalier House Books\, 302 A Jefferson St\, Lafayette\, LA\, 70501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,LCAC Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Lafayette Citizens Against Censorship":MAILTO:lafcitizensagainstcensorship@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:April 2026 Banned Book Club - 1984
DESCRIPTION:Join us each month for thought-provoking discussions in the Banned Book Club\, where we will explore the powerful stories and ideas that have been silenced by book bans across America. Every month\, we’ll dive into either a book currently banned or one that examines the culture of censorship and its impact on society. Together\, we’ll challenge the limits of free expression\, reflect on the importance of diverse voices\, and discuss why certain books are under attack. Whether you’re reading for pleasure or actively seeking ideas outside your comfort zone\, each meeting offers a space for open dialogue\, critical thinking\, and a deeper understanding of the books that shape our world. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and resist! \nOur April book is 1984 by George Orwell. Stop in or order your copy from Cavalier House Books today! \nAbout the book: \n“Orwell saw\, to his credit\, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is\, above all\, a way of asserting power.”—The New Yorker \nIn 1984\, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair\, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood\, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia\, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. \nLionel Trilling said of Orwell’s masterpiece “1984 is a profound\, terrifying\, and wholly fascinating book. It is a fantasy of the political future\, and like any such fantasy\, serves its author as a magnifying device for an examination of the present.” Though the year 1984 now exists in the past\, Orwell’s dystopian classic remains an urgent call for the individual willing to speak truth to power. \nCheck out Unite Against Book Bans’ book resumé for 1984.
URL:https://www.lfy-cac.org/event/april-2026-banned-book-club-1984/
LOCATION:Cavalier House Books\, 302 A Jefferson St\, Lafayette\, LA\, 70501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,LCAC Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Lafayette Citizens Against Censorship":MAILTO:lafcitizensagainstcensorship@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:April 2026 LPL Regular Monthly Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The regular monthly meeting of the Lafayette Public Library Board of Control. Agenda can be found HERE. Find out more at our website: https://www.lfy-cac.org/april-2026/
URL:https://www.lfy-cac.org/event/april-2026-lpl-regular-monthly-board-meeting/
LOCATION:Lafayette Public Library – Main\, 301 W. Congress St\, Lafayette\, LA\, 70501\, United States
CATEGORIES:BoC
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SUMMARY:May 2026 LPL Board of Control Meeting (Budget)
DESCRIPTION:The regular monthly meeting of the Lafayette Public Library Board of Control. Agenda will be posted here when available. \n*Note* May is the yearly budget meeting.
URL:https://www.lfy-cac.org/event/may-2026-lpl-board-of-control-meeting/
LOCATION:Lafayette Public Library – Main\, 301 W. Congress St\, Lafayette\, LA\, 70501\, United States
CATEGORIES:BoC
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SUMMARY:May 2026 Banned Book Club - They Called Us Enemy
DESCRIPTION:Join us each month for thought-provoking discussions in the Banned Book Club\, where we will explore the powerful stories and ideas that have been silenced by book bans across America. Every month\, we’ll dive into either a book currently banned or one that examines the culture of censorship and its impact on society. Together\, we’ll challenge the limits of free expression\, reflect on the importance of diverse voices\, and discuss why certain books are under attack. Whether you’re reading for pleasure or actively seeking ideas outside your comfort zone\, each meeting offers a space for open dialogue\, critical thinking\, and a deeper understanding of the books that shape our world. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and resist! \nOur May book is They Called Us Enemy by George Takei. Stop in or order your copy from Cavalier House Books today! \nAbout the book: \nA stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei’s childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon — and America itself — in this gripping tale of courage\, country\, loyalty\, and love. \nGeorge Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek\, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father’s — and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. \nIn 1942\, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt\, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten “relocation centers\,” hundreds or thousands of miles from home\, where they would be held for years under armed guard. \nThey Called Us Enemy is Takei’s firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire\, the joys and terrors of growing up under legalized racism\, his mother’s hard choices\, his father’s faith in democracy\, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future. \nWhat does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? When the world is against you\, what can one person do? To answer these questions\, George Takei joins co-writers Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime. \nCheck out the Wikipedia article on They Called Us Enemy\, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s discussion of banned graphic novels (including TCUE).
URL:https://www.lfy-cac.org/event/may-2026-banned-book-club-they-called-us-enemy/
LOCATION:Cavalier House Books\, 302 A Jefferson St\, Lafayette\, LA\, 70501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,LCAC Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Lafayette Citizens Against Censorship":MAILTO:lafcitizensagainstcensorship@gmail.com
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