Simmons College School of Library and Information Science is happy to welcome Frederick S. Lane as the 2018 Allen Smith Scholar! As a part of his visit, he will be moderating two panel events, one of which is the following:

Free Speech, Civil Discourse, and Libraries
Tuesday, March 13, 2018; 6 – 8 PM
School of Management Building, Rooms 501/502, Fifth Floor

This event will look at issues of civil discourse and libraries, especially focusing on challenges to online discourse including cyber-bullying and trolling along with the related issues of misygony, racism, etc. The event will consist of a panel, followed by a response and presentation by our visiting scholar.

The panelists include Simmons faculty members Colin Rhinesmith and Saher Selod, as well as SLIS alums Gianna Gifford, now Chief of Adult Services at the Boston Public Library, and Kate van Sleet, Rights Manager at WGBH, as well as Anita Cellucci, a school librarian in Westborough.

Email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Light refreshments will be served.

This event will  be recorded and made available online.

Please see the flyer for more information about the event.