'Banned' author to read from novel as part of National Banned Book Week

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'Banned' author to read from novel as part of National Banned Book Week
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ENCINITAS, Calif. - A San Diego native will Monday give a special reading of his book, banned by an Arizona school district in 2012, as part of National Banned Book Week .Matt de la Peña will read from 'Mexican WhiteBoy' at the Encinitas Library in partnership with San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer. The county is promoting Banned Book Week from Sept. 22-28 at all 33 County of San Diego Libraries.

''The county library is dedicated to providing a collection that is both representative of our residents and also allows readers to explore the perspectives and experiences of others,' said Migell Costa, library director of San Diego County Library. 'We acquire and curate materials for everyone, we provide reading materials in the county's threshold languages as well as other languages that are actively used in the community.

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