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October 30, 2026

Palestine and Libraries: Updates on Resisting Erasure

  • October 30, 2026
  • 12pm Eastern
  • Online
  • Free
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The editors of Resisting Erasure: Libraries in Palestine and Palestine in Libraries discuss recent developments in combating anti-Palestinian censorship in US libraries as well as efforts to salvage and preserve library materials in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon in the face of continuing Israeli attacks.

Resisting Erasure: Libraries in Palestine and Palestine in Libraries has been shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards

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.