Think you know about book bans? Think again! And if you're new to the topic, this video is the perfect place to start.
During the Banned Books Week of this year, San Jose State University (SJSU) School of Information presented an eye-opening immersive virtual reality exhibition, where we hear from various beloved libraries and leadership, diving deep into the fight for our freedom to read!
Some related resources you might find interesting:
ALA map of censorship www.ala.org/bbooks/censorship-numbers
SJSU iSchool Freedom to Read framevr.io/freedom-to-read
Unite Against Book Bans Action Toolkit uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/
Share Banned Books at Little Free Library littlefreelibrary.org/about/book-bans/
Books Unbanned booksunbanned.com/
Banned Books from the Big Chair: Fahrenheit 451 ua-cam.com/video/NXb868uIG6M/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BannedBooksWeek
0:00 Intro & Quote from President of ALA
1:19 Sneak Peek - VR Exhibition and Speakers
1:47 Sponsor SJSU iSchool
3:04 Books Unbanned Program
4:57 Premiere Highlights
5:32 Room 1: Community Engagement
6:33 Little Free Library
9:47 Brooklyn Public Library
12:57 Room 2: Democratic Values
13:53 Voter Pledge Booth
14:48 Cindy Hohl, President of ALA
16:41 Room 3: Cultural Diversity
17:33 Challenged Book Covers
18:29 Seattle public library
22:35 Room 4: Educational Equity
23:19 Books Unbanned Library Card
24:06 Student advocate and activist of SEAT
26:52 LA County library
29:23 Room 5: Intellectual Freedom
30:58 Boston Public library
34:40 Premiere Ending
35:08 Interview SJSU VR team and XRlibraries
55:13 Ending Thoughts
Music Credit to UA-cam Audio Library
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