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The editors of the book Resisting Erasure: Libraries in Palestine and Palestine in Libraries return with guest Kyle Tanaka to share updates on censorship, digital archives projects, and ongoing resistance.
Resisting Erasure: Libraries in Palestine and Palestine in Libraries has been shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards
Links Shared
- Archives & Digital Media Lab – Fighting Erasure. https://www.archiveslab.org/projects/fighting-erasure
- “Gaza Histoire.”” https://gazahistoire.fr/.
- “Censorship Tracker – Librarians and Archivists with Palestine.” https://librarianswithpalestine.org/campaigns-2/censorship-tracker/
- “Letter to the Editor: Cal Poly let the ADL censor and misrepresent my research.” Kyle Tanaka. May 4, 2026.
- Palestinian Oral History Archive (POHA). https://www.aub.edu.lb/ifi/Pages/poha.aspx.
- “Toolkit to Defend K-12 Educators & Librarians against False Accusations of Antisemitism.” Ida in the Middle. 21 Mar. 2024, https://idainthemiddle.com/teaching-resources/toolkit-to-defend-k-12-educators-librarians-against-false-accusations-of-antisemitism/.
- “University of Edinburgh Celebrates the Safe Arrival of Acclaimed Palestinian Writer’s Archive.” Olivia Snaije. September 8, 2026.
- “What Do Gazans Read During War?” ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY, 15 Jan. 2025, https://arablit.org/2025/01/15/what-do-gazans-read-during-war/.
Presenter Info
Nora Lester Murad
Nora Lester Murad is an educator, activist, and author of the award-winning young adult novel, Ida in the Middle, among other books about Palestine. Nora, who is Jewish, married a Palestinian Muslim and raised three daughters in the West Bank. She shares K-12 teaching and school advocacy resources and research for librarians at www.IdaInTheMiddle.com and can be reached through her blog at www.NoraLesterMurad.com.
Mary L. Onorato
Mary L. Onorato has enjoyed a career in library reference publishing that encompassed several years of editorial work and ultimately product development and management. She also lived in Lebanon and Syria, where she worked as an editor and French-to-English translator.