4. Why do we want a film?
This year marks the 30th anniversary
of Banned Books Week, the national
book community's annual celebration
of the freedom to read. To
commemorate this milestone
anniversary, the American Library
Association’s Office for Intellectual
Freedom is coordinating a "50 State
Salute to Banned Books Week" and
will feature of videos from each state
proclaiming the importance of the
freedom to read. Mostly, we want our
community to be aware of the issue
and to celebrate the freedom to read.
5. Required elements
• Images of books that have been banned in other places that are also in the SAS
library or curriculum
• Students and/or faculty reading or talking about specific titles
• But, more than just a compilation of people reading from banned books, include
reasons why the freedom to read is important to a democratic society
• Graphic(s) from this year’s promotion (see next slide)
• Length must be less than 5 minutes
• If music is used, use royalty-free music, such as files available from Soundzabound
• Insert the following phrases in film in text:
– American Library Association
– Banned Books Week, 2012
– Celebrate the freedom to read
– St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Austin, TX
– Upper School Library
