Megan Bennett writes: “Book challenges and bans ‘fuel the flames of hate,’ says award-winning filmmaker Trish Adlesic. Adlesic is codirector and producer of The ABCs of Book Banning, a 2023 film that has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary Short category. She codirected with famed documentarian and current head of MTV Documentary Films Sheila Nevins, and journalist-turned-filmmaker Nazenet Habtezghi. American Libraries spoke with Adlesic and Habtezghi about their love of libraries, the importance of giving children’s voices a platform, and their hopes for the ongoing fight for intellectual freedom.”