unAUTHORized 2021
A series highlighting challenged books & discussing themes of censorship, intellectual freedom, and the importance of libraries

Banned Books Week was September 26 - October 2. This year, Out North and the Anchorage Public Library teamed up again to present unAUTHORized - a special September series highlighting challenged books and discussing themes of censorship, intellectual freedom, and the importance of libraries.

​During the month of September, excerpts from banned and challenged books aired weekdays on KONR-LP 106.1 FM alongside weekly panel discussions. 

Recordings of the panel discussions are available for listening below!

unAUTHORized is made possible, in part, by generous support from The Atwood Foundation and listeners like you.

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Panel Discussion 1: Public Libraries

Panelists: Sarah Switzer (Library Advisory Board), Kelsey Skrobis (Anchorage Public Library), Laura Baldwin (Anchorage Public Library)

Moderator: Meneka Thiru and Stacia McGourty

Air Date: 9/14/21

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Panel Discussion 2: Academic Libraries

Panelists: Genova Brookes Boyd (UAF Library), Rebecca Moorman (UAA/APU Consortium Library), and Krista Schwarting (Attorney)

Moderator: Meneka Thiru and Stacia McGourty

Air Date: 9/21/21

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Panel Discussion 3: School Libraries

Panelists: Margo Bellamy (Anchorage School Board) and Misty Nelson (ASD School Librarian)

Moderator: Stacia McGourty and Jon Ebron

Air Date: 9/28/21

Banned Book Recordings  

For even more excerpts from banned and challenged books visit our unAUTHORized 2020 library.

Farenheit 451. Ray Bradbury. 1953.
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​Read by Jess Young.

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​All American Boys. Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. 2015

​Read by Anne Hillman.

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Where the Sidewalk Ends. Shel Silverstein. 1974

​Read by Jess Young.

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Go Tell It on the Mountain. James Baldwin. 1953.

Read by Martha Amore.

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Speak. Laurie Halse Anderson. 1999.

​Read by Sarah Bracken.

A Wrinkle in Time. Madeleine L'Engle. 1962. 

​Read by Jillian Gold.

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Mark Haddon. 2003.
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Read by Barbara Brown.

The Diary of a Young Girl. Anne Frank. 1947. 

​Read by Krista Schwarting.

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Grendel. John Gardner. 1971.

Read by Jess Young.

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The Handmaid's Tale. Margaret Atwood. 1985.

Read by Krista Schwarting.

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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part One). J.R.R. Tolkien. 1954.

​Read by Samantha Mack.

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Sherman Alexie. 2007.

​Read by Jade Aldridge.

Check out unAUTHORized 2020 for more!