[Libs-Or] OPB looking for youth activists resisting book bans

[Perry Stokes]

Hello everyone,

 

For a media story on the surge of book ban attempts, OPB radio host Jenn
Chávez is looking to interview any Oregon youth or student activist or group
“resisting book bans and/or increasing access to literature for students.”

 

If you know of any candidates to suggest, please contact Jenn or forward her
email address. jchavez at opb.org <mailto:jchavez at opb.org> 

 

Thank you,

 

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Perry Stokes

Co-Chair, OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee

https://www.olaweb.org/intellectual-freedom-committee-home 

 

Director, Baker County Library District

director at bakerlib.org <mailto:director at bakerlib.org>  

(541) 523-6419  

 

 

 

From: Jenn Chávez <jchavez at opb.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 12:56 PM
To: ifc.chair at olaweb.org
Subject: Media inquiry from Oregon Public Broadcasting

 

Hi there,

 

My name's Jenn Chávez - I'm a radio host and producer with OPB in Portland.
Hope this email finds you doing alright today!

I wanted to reach out with a question for y'all to see if you might have any
suggestions. I've been doing some library
<https://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/29/mobile-library-street-books-portland
-people-living-outdoors/>  coverage
<https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/23/oregon-hillsboro-portland-library-to
ols-rent-things-baking-sewing-music/>  for OPB this year, & am currently
doing a bit of research into how book bans in libraries impact
youth/students. I'd love to find a youth or student activist or group in
Oregon to talk to about resisting book bans and/or increasing access to
literature for students. My colleagues at OPB have covered various proposed
book bans in specific places in Oregon - for this I'm thinking of a broader
conversation about the issue that may not necessarily be tied to a specific
locale/school district/book.

I'm wondering if anyone from your committee knows of youth or student groups
who are doing work around this issue in Oregon? For instance, one thing I
saw with great interest is this youth-centered project in NY
<https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned>  - and I noticed this library
system had an Intellectual Freedom teen council. But I'm unsure if anything
like that currently exists in Oregon!

If anything comes to mind, please let me know. Thank you!

Cheers,
Jenn

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