Last Times Talk of the semester Wednesday, April 26, noon-12:50 p.m. Library 241; “Are libraries and access to information still considered public goods?” Facilitated by Dr. Shaundra Walker

Join us this Wednesday at noon in 241 Russell Library for the last Times Talk of the semester,  an informative and engaging conversation facilitated by Dr. Shaundra Walker, director and associate professor of library science at Georgia College & State University on the topic “Are libraries and access to information still considered public goods?”



The following articles may be referred to during the discussion, so feel free to read them ahead of time; White House Pushes Journals to Drop Paywalls on Publicly Funded Research: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/us/white-house-federally-funded-research-access.html, To Restore Civil Society, Start with the Library: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sunday/civil-society-library.html and Attempts to Ban Books Doubled in 2022:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/books/book-ban-2022.html.

Times Talk at Georgia College is celebrating 18 continuous years as the first in the nation to hold a college weekly discussion series on current and significant public events and issues as reported by the New York Times and other reputable news sources. The topics change weekly and are chosen and facilitated by volunteer faculty, staff, students and community members. Times Talks are open to all campus and local community members. Just bring your brain, and there's free pizza while it lasts!