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A community read-in, panel discussion and a presentation on First Amendment freedoms are the focal points as Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library recognizes Banned Books Week Oct. 2-6.
With a $1 million gift, Professor James Franklin Sharp has chiseled his name into Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s legacy. Now, the university will honor his generosity by renaming the University Museum as Sharp Museum. The SIU Board of Trustees voted Sept. 21 for the museum to bear Sharp’s name and to rename the Southern Illinois.
SIU Board of Trustees voted for the museum to bear Sharp’s name and to rename the Southern Illinois Gallery as the Mrs. Rosanna Sharp Myers Southern Illinois Gallery