This year, National Banned Books Week focused on the literary value of the growing number of graphic novels and comic books that have been challenged and banned by libraries, school, and communities across the nation and around the world. In response, the POP Project partnered...
Do you read banned books? Do you feel they enhance your life? You should join the POP Project and Zapow! Gallery this Friday from 5:30-8:00pm. We are recognizing National Banned Books Week by celebrating all the wonderful and contested books that have made an impact...
The POP Project is excited to be partnering with ZaPow!, the southeast’s premier illustration art gallery, for this year’s Banned Books Week event. When: Friday, September 26, 5:30-8:00 pm Where: ZaPow! Studio and Art Gallery, 21 Battery Park, Suite 101, Asheville, NC 28801 What: A celebration...
Every year, hundreds of works from authors ranging from Dr. Seuss to Ernest Hemingway are challenged or banned from schools and libraries around the nation. The POP Project believes that everybody deserves a good book, and that the freedom to read and access to books...
James Patterson understands the value of books. In addition to holding the Guinness World Record for most number one New York Times Bestsellers of any author, Patterson is an avid promoter of literacy. Through his Read Kiddo Read website, the author encourages parents to help...
Last weekend, Spellbound Children’s Bookshop held a fundraiser and book drive for the POP Project in conjunction with International Star Wars Day: May the Fourth. The Fourth was with us, indeed, as a great crowd of children of all ages enjoyed the fun and festivities...
Spellbound Children’s Bookshop invites you and the family to a costume party in celebration of International Star Wars Day, May the fourth, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. Come and enjoy intergalactic snacks, an awesome door prize (especially if you like wookies), and a costume contest...
Here at the POP Project, the coming of spring means more volunteer opportunities, more books given out, and at least one more exciting thing: World Book Night! The new tradition allows community members to distribute books to people in need, a mission we certainly stand...
