Senior Fellow for ALA's Public Policy and Advocacy Office
American Library Association
Kent is currently a senior fellow for the Public Policy and Advocacy Office of the American Library Association, involved in policy discussions related to First Amendment freedoms. In this role Kent mentors, coordinates, and partners with members of ALA’s Policy Corp to advance advocacy on fighting book bans focused on Unite Against Book Bans.
He is a three-time President of the Freedom to Read Foundation and has chaired the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). He received the Stark County Ohio Bar Association’s Liberty Bell Award for Defense of the First Amendment. His writings on intellectual freedom and defense of the First Amendment have been published in Forbes, The Costco Connection, The Tennessean, and more.
Sunday, January 21, 2024
10:00am – 11:00am EST