Have you read a banned book this month? The Mt Sac Library and Mt Sac Equity center partnered to host Banned Book Month to explore why access to books is a matter of equity and inclusion. In this episode, you’ll hear from Career Education Librarian Monica Chavez speak about the reasons behind the numbers when it comes to book challenges and book bans. You’ll also hear from Collection Development Librarian Chisa Uyeki about the role of libraries in supporting access and what you can do to help ensure a diverse range of voices are represented in our libraries. Enjoy.

Resources:

American Library Association on Banned & Challenged Books https://www.ala.org/bbooks

Book Ban Data https://www.ala.org/bbooks/book-ban-data

Library Bill of Rights https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill

Get Involved- how you can fight censorship-

VOTE:

To register to vote in California: https://covr.sos.ca.gov/ ​(Deadlines: 10/21 online, 11/5 in person​, or same day )

To check your voter registration status: https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/

TAKE ACTION: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/ https://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/activity

LEARN ABOUT BANNED BOOKS:

Book Résumés https://bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org/

Book Résumés help teachers, librarians, parents, and community members defend books from censorship. They detail each title’s significance and educational value and are easy to share with administrators, book review committees, elected officials, and board members.

Run time: 29:56 min

To find the full transcript for this episode, click HERE