Banned Books Week Machinima Contest -- A Second Life Event

News item from AL Direct:
"Calling all filmmakers! As part of its celebration of Banned Books Week in Second Life, the Office for Intellectual Freedom is inviting everyone to take part in a Banned Books Week Machinima Contest. Machinima is filmmaking within a real-time, 3-D virtual environment like Second Life. The inspiration for your machinima entry should be “Think For Yourself and Let Others Do the Same,” this year’s BBW theme. Submissions will be accepted through September 25. Get a free robot (right) from the ALA Island Main Stage while you are there....OIF Blog, Aug. 19 "


OIF Blog: Free People Read Freely -- love the subtitle.

Book Bike at Chicago Banned Books Event

Gabe Levinson and his Book Bike has been giving books away in Chicago parks for the past two summers. See earlier post. This year, he was invited to be a part of a Chicago Banned Books Read-Out on September 26, 2009.

Banned Books Week - Puppet Video

Lots of activities around Banned Books Week. ALDirect included a mini-video featuring puppets in a library, tossing banned books from the shelves!