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Interviewees
Varga, Lisa
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2025.
Interviewer
Kelly, Hope
Description
At the time of this interview, Lisa Varga was the Executive Director of the Virginia Library Association. In this interview, Varga discusses her experiences with advocating for the freedom to read with specific examples from Virginia Beach and describes legislative action in the state. She highlights that many librarians are unable to speak out in these situations and the importance of associations in providing support to individuals and communities.
Topical Subject
Censorship; Challenged books; Prohibited books; Librarians; Librarians--Virginia
City/Location
Virginia
Genre
oral histories (literary genre)
Local Genre
oral history; sound recording; text
Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
Censorship in Virginia Libraries Oral Histories
Contributors
Virginia Library Association. Intellectual Freedom Committee
Source
Lisa Varga interview (2023-03-07), Censorship in Virginia Libraries Oral Histories, VCU Libraries.
File Name
vacoh_vargalisa_interview.wav
Disciplines
Education