Using our Library Voices

Gabbing with the Librarians: Banned Books Discussion

Harris County Public Library

Join Harris County Public Library Staff and members of Students Engaged in Advancing Texas to discuss censorship and libraries in honor of the American Library Association's Banned Books Week. 

Banned Books Week Website: https://bannedbooksweek.org/ 

Office of Intellectual Freedom: https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif 

Top 13 Most Challenged Books: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 

Texans for the Right to Read: https://texansfortherighttoread.com/ 

Students Engaged in Advancing Texas: https://www.studentsengaged.org/about 

Harris County Public Library's Collection Policy: https://hcpl.net/collection-policy/ 

National Coalition Against Censorship: https://ncac.org/ 

Host/Producer: Jennifer Finch 

Panelists: Lanna Sell; Kate Hunziker; Nyla Vela; Hayden Cohen; Da'Taeveyon Daniels 

Music: Scanglobe by Sputnik; link to license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ 

Editor: Beth Krippel 

In memory of Darcy Cassavant 


Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Beth Krippel, John Harbaugh, Mary Mink, Dylan Smith, Sadina Shawver, Gisella Parker, Kara Ludwig, Delaney Daly, Jennifer Finch, Katelyn Helberg, Logan Tuttle, Darcy Casavant, Darla Pruitt and Nancy Hu