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University of Chicago announces plans to expand access to books that have been banned
This week marks Banned Books Week – which was launched in 1982 after a surge of challenges to books in schools, libraries, and bookstores at that time.
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Adam Harrington is a web producer at CBS Chicago, where he first arrived in January 2006. He works with the evening team.
Between tours of duty at CBS Chicago, Harrington worked as a web producer for CBS New York, and helped launch a new website for New York's WCBS 880 Newsradio. He also worked as a communications specialist for Communities In Schools of Chicago.
Before first joining CBS Chicago, Harrington worked as a reporter for the City News Service of Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 2002 with a degree in political science.
This week marks Banned Books Week – which was launched in 1982 after a surge of challenges to books in schools, libraries, and bookstores at that time.
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