UPDATE: Click here to see photos from the poster display. Thanks to everyone who came out on a rainy Wednesday to show their love for books!
Be part of an interactive display from the POP Project by sharing why you read banned books!
The POP Project will be displaying a poster all day tomorrow, September 25, asking why you enjoy reading banned books. The display allows you to share your stories about your favorite banned and challenged books, and read stories from other readers in our community. We encourage you to leave a message, write a few sentences, draw a picture that celebrates banned books, or just leave your own creative marks.
The display will be posted by 9:00 am outside the future location of The Mothlight (701 Haywood Road) in West Asheville. This is the former site of Mr. Fred’s Beds. Come by and share why you read banned books. POP representatives will be on hand at points throughout the day. The poster will be photographed and posted onto our website and Facebook page.
Banned Books Week this year runs September 22-28. During this time, the ALA draws attention to the harms of censorship by highlighting the benefits of intellectual freedom and access to information, while addressing attempted and successful book bannings across the nation. Books challenged or banned during 2012-2013 include: The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood), Uncle Bobby’s Wedding (Sarah S. Brannen), Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card), Beloved (Toni Morrison), And Tango Makes Three (Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell), and Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare).
POP is an Asheville-based nonprofit that finds new homes for used books. We believe that everybody deserves a good book, and that the freedom to read and access to books are paramount to a healthy community.
Please check our Facebook page and Twitter feed for updates throughout the day tomorrow, and visit our blog again soon to see photos from the event.
For more information about Banned Books Week: http://bannedbooksweek.org/
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