A recent Pew Survey covered Americans’ developing opinions of libraries. As the first fully digital, bookless library opened, the value of books has been put into question, if only to prove that libraries, and the books they contain, still carry great value. The survey covered...
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What is Banned Books Week?What is Banned Books Week?
The POP Project is busy gearing up for our “Paint the Town REaD” event in conjunction with Banned Books Week! Come out and join us on Tuesday, October 2 from 10:00 am-7:00 pm at Vance Monument in downtown Asheville. Show your town how much books...
What ARE Prison Libraries? – A Review of “Running the Books” by Avi SteinbergWhat ARE Prison Libraries? – A Review of “Running the Books” by Avi Steinberg
At POP, several times a year we make large book donations to maximum security prisons. We spend week beforehand lining up permissions and details so that we can leave a stack of books at their front door. We are never invited in. Prisons are designed...