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Your Voice, Your Story
October 6, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This program is a collaboration between San José Public Library and San José State University Library.
Join us for Your Voice, Your Story, an immersive, hands-on event celebrating the freedom to read, create, and share stories during Banned Books Week. Explore a variety of interactive stations designed to amplify your voice and celebrate the power of storytelling in all its forms:
- Storyboard Station – Map out your personal narrative or a crucial event in your life and turn it into a scene or scenes using a collage method with words and imagery taken from recycled materials.
- Portraits Station – Express identity and individuality with artistic self-portraits or representations of authors and characters who’ve challenged censorship.
- Button Making – Design and create wearable buttons that express your favorite quotes, banned book titles, or your personal message of resistance.
- Video Booth – Record a message, book review, or spoken word piece. Share why your story—or someone else’s—deserves to be heard.
- Short Edition Cube – Discover (and print!) a surprise short story or poem from a diverse collection of voices—including some that have faced bans or challenges.
- Digital Expression – Turn your story into pixels and personality with your own custom avatar.
This event is open to all ages. Whether you come to create, reflect, or simply explore, Your Voice, Your Story is your chance to take a stand for storytelling and intellectual freedom. Free program.