Banned Books Week 2012 is September 30 through October 6. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week and the theme is "30 Years of Liberating Literature."
Come join us at Avid Bookshop on Saturday, October 6, 2012, from 4pm to 5pm, as we celebrate the last day of Banned Book Week.
We'll have entertainment from Avid readers (such as Hope Hilton, Alan Flurry, Pete McCommons, Rebecca McCarthy, Jordan Rothacker and Donna Huber) sharing excerpts of their favorite banned books.
All cash donations will go to ABFFEE (American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression), a group Avid is a proud member of.
Booksellers joined librarians, publishers and authors in creating Banned Books Week to draw attention to the problem of censorship in America. During the last week of September every year they mount displays of challenged books, sponsor in-store read-outs and other events the explain the importance of free expression.
Banned Books Week is sponsored by: American Booksellers Association, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, American Library Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Association of American Publishers, Freedom to Read Foundation, National Association of College Stores, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, National Coalition Against Censorship, National Council of Teachers of English, and PEN American Center.
Banned Books Week is endorsed by: Center for the Book at the Library of Congress and Project Censored.
