Multimedia+Plan

= = =** Multimedia Information **=

We will promote Banned Books Week with a variety of media at school, but information will also be accessible remotely.

 * The school library website will be the primary communication tool during Banned Books Week.** The library website will be the anchor to a Pathfinder-type wiki for students (see the @Student Information page), and the portal to @Resources for teachers. Locating promotional news and information about the week’s activities on the existing school website will increase traffic to the site and simultaneously expose users to all the resources, programs, and services of the school library. Students have online access to all school websites, and they have 24/7 password-initiated remote access to information resources and catalogs linked on the school library website.

It is our focal point because it extends the school library's reach and resources beyond the physical facility. Jim Rettig, former president of the ALA, described a library as "the Ellis Island of ideas. We welcome ideas from all and provide a place where they clash, meld, morph, and synthesize to challenge society and energize its public discourse” (2008, p. 8). The library website will facilitate and encourage public discourse and action during Banned Books Week.
 * Why focus on the school library website?**


 * School Library Website**
 * Calendar of events and activities for Banned Books Week
 * A librarian-moderated blog dedicated to intellectual freedom topics that change daily
 * A dedicated linked wiki for “Banned Books We Love,” to be led by a daily “guest moderator” such as the principal or a teacher
 * A dedicated linked wiki page for student reviews of banned books
 * Links to censorship videos from ALA, AASL, and other sources (also available on Student Information page)
 * Links to timely, relevant, and noteworthy articles from major news sources and student newspapers, and a wiki page to discuss the articles (moderated by the librarian)
 * Feature an online database or Internet “Link of the Day” related to intellectual freedom or students’ rights. (This feature also promotes the library’s existing online resources.)
 * Links to other online databases, such as SIRS Issues Researcher for the pros/cons of other controversial issues
 * Free, linked downloadable graphics and other images
 * FAQs about Banned Books
 * FAQs about censorship and students’ rights related to intellectual freedom
 * A gallery of student-created Glogs, Wordles , or short videos about Banned Books (collected throughout the week)
 * A week-long online survey: “What is Your Favorite Banned Book?” (using ALA’s Top 25 Banned Books as the source list to select from)
 * Link to the local branch of the public library system and to the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore (the state library of Maryland)
 * A homework help section on the wiki for content area assignments related to Banned Books Week, censorship, and individual rights and freedoms
 * Link a librarian-created, professional development pathfinder about self-censorship: What it is and how to avoid it when creating or selecting instructional materials


 * School website home page**
 * Featured sidebar (FAQs, videos) with specific links to the school library home page
 * Censorship trivia question of the day (must go to school library website for answer)
 * A “Banned Book of the Day” with cover art and text citing some of the reasons for the challenge
 * A “Did You Know?” censorship fact of the day (text supplied by librarian)
 * A censorship "Quote of the Day" (text supplied by librarian)


 * Morning school announcements/TV or web broadcast**
 * Daily public service announcements about Banned Books events that day
 * A “Did You Know?” censorship fact of the day and "Quote of the Day" (text supplied by librarian, same fact as featured on school website home page)
 * Dramatic (excerpted) readings from Banned Books (web audio)


 * Bulletin Boards and/or Display Cases throughout school**
 * A "Think for Yourself" wall in the cafeteria for "book" graffiti such as quotes from favorite books or authors, and illustrations or poetry inspired by books
 * Post flyers promoting the library website
 * Display books that have been challenged, citing the year(s) and the reason(s) for the challenge