Hello,
Banned Books Week is a very
important time for librarians. They are
able to bring to the forefront the issue of censorship. Patrons can learn about the history of
book censorship, as well as contemporary books that are being challenged
today. Programs, displays, and book
talks are just a few ways librarians can educate during this week.
Following is the display I created
for the 2013 Banned Books Week, which was held from September 22 to 28.
- D. Reynolds
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Decorations
Displays that I created for Banned
Books Week included: imprisoned books and wanted signs.
For the imprisoned books I found
some plastic fencing and spray painted the bars black. By doing this I was able to transform the
fence into prison bars. From there I found
covers of young adult novels that have been challenged and placed them behind
the bars. The final touch was the x-ray
hands, which allowed the books to reach out through the bars to patrons that
passed by.
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| Imprisoned Books Display |
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| Imprisoned Books Display |
I researched what contemporary
wanted posters look like and emulated that design in the banned book posters I
created. Again covers for young adult
novels that have been challenged or banned were included. I was also able to use caution tape at the
end of the stacks. This allowed for the
display to stand out in the library and draw patrons in to take a closer look
at the posters and imprisoned books.
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| Banned Books Week Wanted Signs |
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| Banned Books Week Wanted Signs |
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Book
Display
The books put on display were "Among the Banned" and were more examples
of young adult books and graphic novels that have been challenged or
banned. Many of them were popular
titles, such as the "Harry Potter" series and "Hunger Games"
series.
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| Banned Books Week Book Display |
During this week many patrons asked questions about Banned Books Week
and the display. They
learned about censorship and the impact it has on everyone's freedom
to read.
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