Sunday, September 26th
4pm – 6pm SLT
Opening Concert featuring Trowzer Boa – Jazz Sax & the Robot Band
ALA Island Main Stage
Banned Books Week kicks off with SL Saxophonist Trowzer Boa. Known as Dave Renz (http://www.daverenz.com/) in real life, he has been playing professionally since the 1990’s. Backed up by an interesting array of robot buddies you will find this performance innovative and exciting.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/125/103/29
Monday, September 27th
4pm – 5pm SLT
Book Challenges Panel Discussion (presented by the Community Virtual Library)
Info Island Amphitheater in Second Life
Three Kansas librarians will share their experiences with book challenges within their libraries or in an advisory role at a state library agency level. Emily Baker (Olathe Public Library), Gina Millsap (Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library) and Jo Budler (State Library of Kansas) will share actions their libraries have taken in developing policies, procedures and responses to complaints and challenges against library material. Time will be given for questions and further discussion with the audience.
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/95/114/33
5:30pm – 7:00 pm SLT
Banned Books ”You Can’t Ban Imagination” Party
Info Island
Celebrate your right to read freely at this party with a theme pulled from science-fiction and fantasy based literature.
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/95/114/33
Tuesday, September 28th
6pm – 7pm SLT
Book Discussion Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird (presented by Community Virtual Library)
Info Island
HollyJean Allen leads a lively discussion about Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Renown and also censored for its frank portrayal of racial inequality and rape, this American classic celebrates its 40th year this year.
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/95/114/33
Wednesday, September 29th
6pm – 7pm SLT
Book Discussion: Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants
ALA Island Banned Books Town Square
Clicquot Oh leads a discussion group about Hemingway’s short story Hills Like White Elephants which was challenged in 2009 in Litchfield, N.H. Campbell High School when it was pulled from elective course classroom after parents voiced their concerns about a short-stories unit called “Love/Gender/Family Unit” that dealt with subject matters including abortion, cannibalism, homosexuality, and drug use. The parents said the stories promoted bad behavior and a “political agenda” and they shouldn’t be incorporated into classroom teachings.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/202/46/61
Thursday, September 30th
Noon – 2pm SLT
Banned Books Week Trivia Game Show
ALA Island Banned Books Town Square
In the style of “Jeopardy” our host Bryan Anderton will lead three lucky contestants through three rounds of banned book related trivia. As they play our contestants will gain (and lose) points. Once Final Jeopardy Round is played the contestant with the most points is declared the winner. And while winning itself is, of course, a huge honor, that’s not all that’s at stake! First prize takes home 500 L$ as well as those prestigious bragging rights. Not to worry, our runners up will be rewarded as well, as thanks for playing.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/202/46/61
Friday, October 1st
1pm – 4pm SLT
Banned Books Week Machinima Screening
ALA Island Main Stage
ALA and the Office for Intellectual Freedom put out the call for submissions for our first ever Machinima Contest (http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=1366 ). We’ll be screening all of the entries and allowing the audience to cast their votes. After the jury discusses, winners will be announced. First prize is 10,000Ls.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/125/103/29
Saturday, October 2nd
9am – 10am SLT
Book Discussion: Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World
ALA Island Banned Books Town Square
Clicquot Oh leads a discussion group about Huxley’s dystopian classic Brave New World which was challenged in 2000 in a Foley, AL High School Library because a parent complained that its characters showed contempt for religion, marriage, and family. The book was also challenged, but retained in the South Texas Independent School District in Mercedes, TX in 2003 when parents objected to the adult themes – sexuality, drugs, suicide – that appeared in the novel.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/202/46/61
1pm – 3pm SLT
Banned Books Week 2010 Virtual Read Out
ALA Island Main Stage
Excerpts from banned and challenged books will be read aloud using voice chat. Participating readers will also discuss the titles they’ve selected.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/125/103/29
4pm – 6pm SLT
Banned Books Week Closing Concert featuring Jewels Osterham
ALA Island Main Stage
Jewels has had a passion for music all of her life. As a teenager, Jewels had vocal and piano training. She is a huge fan of smooth jazz and pop music along with standards, blues and R&B. A romantic at heart, Jewels favors love songs and ballads. She has her own style and flair and enjoys the beautiful nightclubs of SL.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/125/103/29
Available All Week Long
Community Virtual Library’s Banned Book Week Banned Book Poster Display
Contact: Rocky Vallejo
Learn more about banned and challenged books through an informative exhibit of poster entries.
Displays will be displayed on Info Island through October 9th.
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/64/105/33
Banned Books Interactive Display
This interactive display, designed by Clicquot Oh, explains the reasons why some books have been challenged. On display at the I Love Libraries lounge on ALA Island through October 2nd.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/189/99/29
FREE! Banned Books Week Robot and Robot Tiny Avatar
This year’s Banned Books Week mascot is an adorable robot and he’s available as a freebie either as a stand-alone interactive display or as a tiny avatar to wear. Both are available from vendors at the ALA Island Main Stage. (Built and scripted by Sept Doigts)
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/125/103/29
Tidewater Community College
Tidewater Community College is celebrating Banned Book Week 2010 with a Second Life exhibit on the set of their latest video triumph “Banned Book Week at Rosie’s House,” starring Pat Swordthain as the Book Policeman and Gardenia Mills as Rosie and the Dragon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nltgIBfX19c
Come to TCC Island, watch the video, and tour the set.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TCC%20Island/177/81/24
Stepanovych’s 1st Amendment / Banned Books Awareness Project
Kick off September 25th 2010 in conjunction with the American Library Association Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Loosely modeled after a scene from George Orwell’s 1984 and drawing from the words of Orwell and Bradbury regarding censorship. This instillation features a video of 46 of the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century that have been the target of ban attempts. The scene is a representation of a world where censorship has “cleansed” society… dreary, dull, used, and without “life”
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/127/103/29
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