<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi all,</span></p><div>For late October / early November <span class="gmail-il">Tuesday</span> <span class="gmail-il">Topics</span>, provided to you by the Intellectual Freedom Committee, we share with you the following Banned Books Week Recap:</div>

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2023 </span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Welcome to Tuesday
Topics, a monthly series covering topics with intellectual freedom implications
for libraries of all types. Each message is prepared by a member of OLA's
Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) or a guest writer. Questions can be
directed to the author of the topic or to the IFC.</span></p>

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BOOKS WEEK 2023 “SHOW-AND-TELL”</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Every year, libraries across the country and Oregon celebrate </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://bannedbooksweek.org/"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Banned Books Week</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">. See the August
2023 </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/intellectual-freedom-resources"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Tuesday
Topic</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"> that offered suggestions for participating. In these celebrations, we
put forth time, energy, and effort to celebrate the freedom to read. We put
forward weeks, sometimes months, in preparation and marketing to make these
events a success. For this month’s Tuesday Topics, we want to honor and
celebrate these efforts and take a moment to say “thank you” for supporting
intellectual freedom across the state. Below are just a handful of the highlights
from the week.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Linfield
University - McMinnville</span></b></p>

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distributed 116 copies of <i>Gender Queer</i>.
The library also made sure to purchase several of 2022's most-challenged books
not already in its collections <span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(and then </span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://linfield.libguides.com/bannedbooks"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">made
a LibGuide</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">).<br>
________________________________</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Central Oregon: Let
Freedom Read Rally organized by Redmond Collective Action<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">The 2^nd annual Let Freedom Read rally was held in
Redmond Sunday afternoon, October 8th. The community event was organized by
Redmond Collective Action to celebrate the right to read whatever you want.
Free </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">food<span style="color:black">, drinks, and activi</span>ties <span style="color:black">were
provided, books were read out loud, and</span> hundreds of free books were
available for people of all ages to choose from<span style="color:black">.
Totes were provided by Deschutes Public Library</span> (DPL), and a speech was
given by Emily O’Neal, who is with the IFC and DPL.<span style="color:black"> </span>Here
is more information <span style="color:black">about the </span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://centraloregondaily.com/let-freedom-read/"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">b</span></a><a href="https://centraloregondaily.com/let-freedom-read/"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">ook distribution</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(47,84,150)"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">and about<span style="color:rgb(47,84,150)"> </span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://redmondcollectiveaction.org/about-us/"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Redmond Collective Action</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Tigard Public Library</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">Here are a few things we
did over at the Tigard Public Library to promote Banned Books Week:</span></p>

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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">We set up a visual display in one of our glass showcases
with colorful graphics, statements, and other information taken from the ALA,
as well as caution-tape book covers with descriptors of the relevant
terminology used to ban them:</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"> <br>
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<img width="624" height="833"></span></p>

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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">We had a banned books display for adults, for patrons to
browse and borrow: <br>
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><img width="606" height="808"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>

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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">There was also a contest to “Guess the Banned Book!” For
this contest, we tore a banned book into shreds and displayed the torn pieces
in a glass jar; patrons could try to guess what the book title was to win a
prize:<br>
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</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">We have a dedicated display in our Teen Area that
featured prominent YA banned titles:</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"> <img width="624" height="351"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br>
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>

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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">Our Teen Librarian also created dedicated shelf talkers
highlighting banned books found all over the stacks: <br>
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><img width="624" height="351"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br>
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</span></p>

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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">We also had a large banned books bulletin board in our
Children’s Area promoting the topic.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">_______________________________</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">This year, LOPL went big and made it Banned Books Month! Here is the </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/library/october-freedom-read-month-lopl"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">complete list of programming planned</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>

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</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Library staff organized an </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.eastoregonian.com/community/news/program-focuses-on-freedom-to-read/article_97418990-5766-11ee-87be-0b110b5ba1c6.html"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">event</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">
that featured three speakers who shared about book burning in Germany, the
First Amendment, and education.</span></p>

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books bingo</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">” event.</span></p>

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Institute at University of Oregon Cascades</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br>
They offered a </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/event/70984"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">program</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">
about the foundations of intellectual freedom, and the </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://youtu.be/WsmyYuQUF0g?si=uYNshfWyXervbNjs"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">recording</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif"> is
available for anyone to watch. In addition, the library launched a </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://deschuteslibrary.org/intfreedom/"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">Freedom
of Information website</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria,serif">.<u></u></span></p>

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