Let Books Live
A playful stop motion PSA created by a children’s book author and stop motion director to support the freedom to read.
EveryLibrary wants to thank the creators of "Let Books Live" a playful stop motion PSA created by a children’s book author and stop motion director to support the freedom to read. This video was created to be "stolen" and shared. Please feel free to download it, share it from its Vimeo link, and post it across your social media.
"As a children’s book author, I care deeply about books and libraries and what’s happening to many of my colleagues, to librarians, and to kid readers in the fallout of book bans. My partner, Todd Davis, a stop motion director, and I love making whimsical, meaningful public service announcements, so we decided to create something to uplift libraries the best way we know how."
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We reached out to EveryLibrary knowing they are such committed advocates of libraries and the freedom to read.
Our hope is that what our main character, Book, has to say, will resonate with viewers and be of use to librarians in their vital work and tireless efforts during a very difficult time.
One favorite part? Librarian friend, Lauren Kratz, is the voice of Book! She’s been a librarian for over 15 years at New York and Los Angeles public libraries. She also works as a content developer for the Modern Library Platinum Award Winner, LibraryCall. Lauren develops and records original and diverse stories.
Join us, Lauren, and EveryLibrary in signing this petition to help preserve the stories, diversity, possibility, and community that libraries provide as the books they contain teach us about the past, inform our present, and determine our futures." -Danielle Davis, author of To Make