unAUTHORized 2023
Banned Books Week is October 1-7
Join Out North, the Alaska Bookmobile, the ACLU of Alaska, and local bookstores in celebrating the freedom to read!
unAUTHORized 2023
Banned Books Week is October 1-7
Join Out North, the Alaska Bookmobile, the ACLU of Alaska, and local bookstores in celebrating the freedom to read!
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Participate in unAUTHORized
Book Drive - Donate your favorite books! We need your help stocking the bookmobile for Banned Books Week pop-ups! Visit a participating bookstore to donate: Writer's Block Bookstore and Cafe 3956 Spenard Rd, Anchorage, AK Black Birch Books 2901 E Bogard Rd #104, Wasilla, AK Fireside Books 20 S Alaska St, Palmer, AK Each participating bookstore will have a designated collection bin Support your local booksellers and buy a book directly from them to donate! OR bring a copy of your favorite banned or challenged book to drop off Read out loud aboard the Banned Bookmobile! This October the Alaska Bookmobile is being transformed into a Banned Bookmobile and mobile recording studio in celebration of Banned Books Week 2023! Find us at a pop-up event in Anchorage or the Mat-Su for a live read-out and take home a banned book: 10/4/23 3-7pm @ Black Birch Books (Wasilla) 10/7/23 12-4PM @ Writer’s Block Bookstore (Anchorage) Hop on board and exercise the freedom to read by recording a passage from your favorite banned or challenged book. Recordings will be played over the radio on KONR-LP 106.1 FM (Out North Radio) and other local stations! |
LEARN MORE Book bans and restrictions are on the rise in classrooms and libraries across the country, learn more about books facing challenges:
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Panel Discussion: Censorship, freedom of expression, and the role of libraries
Panelists: Rachel Nash (Soldotna Public Library), Robin O'Donoghue (Alaska Public Interest Research Group), Indra Arriaga (Green Bee Studios, Alaska Institute for Justice) Moderator: Erin Willahan (Out North) Air Date: 9/24/22 |
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2022 Banned Book Recordings
For even more excerpts from banned and challenged books visit our unAUTHORized 2020 and 2021 libraries.
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Gender Queer: A Memoir. Maia Kobabe. 2019.
Read by Sierra Coleman. |
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Better Nate Than Ever. Tim Federle. 2013 Read by Christian Magee-Knight. |
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Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out. Susan Kuklin. 2014 Read by Sierra. |
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Calvin. Vanessa Ford and JR Ford. 2021. Read by Cassandra DeBaets. |
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My Rainbow. Trinity and DeShanna Neil. 2020. Read by Scarlett. |
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My Rainbow. Trinity and DeShanna Neil. 2020. Read by Cassi.. |
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Lawn Boy. Jonathan Evison. 2018. Read by Casey Chanler. |
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Téo's Tutu. Maryann Jacob Macias. 2021. Read by Molly Brown. |
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His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass. Phillip Pullman. 1995.
Read by Cameron Ebersold. |
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Sex is a Funny Word: A Book About Bodies, Feelings, and YOU. Cory Silverberg. 2015.
Read by Sarah Switzer. |
