RI State Rep Honored For Sponsorship Of Freedom To Read Act

Rhode Island state representative Jennifer A. Stewart has received Books Are Wings’ Elizabeth M. Dennigan Community Champion award for sponsoring the Freedom to Read Act. The law, enacted in 2025, encourages libraries to offer a broad range of viewpoints and protects staff who follow a model policy for library materials in good faith. The Pawtucket nonprofit distributes free books to children statewide.