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Watsonville students share short films, local libraries celebrate banned books

KAZU | By Erin Malsbury,
Alison Erisman
Published October 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM PDT
photo shows a library shelf displaying books that have been banned in other places.
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Monterey County Free Libraries
Banned Books Week began in 1982 as a way to protest censorship.

In today's newscast, Watsonville students created short films that will screen at UC Santa Cruz today. A Q&A discussion will follow the free event. And, local libraries are protesting censorship by celebrating Banned Books Week.

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Erin Malsbury
Erin is an award-winning journalist and photographer. She's written for local and national outlets, including the Smithsonian and Science Magazine. She has a master's degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Alison Erisman
Alison Erisman is a CSUMB student intern at KAZU.
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