Sanhita SinhaRoy writes: “More than 120 anti-censorship advocates convened September 17 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., for a daylong Intellectual Freedom Summit. The event, organized by ALA, aimed to strengthen partnerships and sharpen strategy in the battle against book challenges. The last ALA Intellectual Freedom Summit was held in 1953 and produced the Freedom to Read Statement.” This year’s event featured an opening keynote by 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, and speakers, panels, and breakout sessions addressing specific censorship campaigns and general strategies for fighting censorship. Also read the American Association of School Librarians’ recap.