Events

• Bea's Book Nook
  Banned Books Week Blog Hop
  A blog hop with over 100 book blogs participating. Each blog will give away a banned or challenged book or have a post about banned books. The hosts blogs for this hop are I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and I Read Banned Books. The hop is running from 9/28 to 10/6. My blog is giving a winners choice of a banned or challenged books from your lists, will spotlight a couple banned or challenged books and have a discussion post.
  September 28-October 6
  Bea's Book Nook
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Bea Connors
  9788550596
  beasbooknook@gmail.co
  http://beasbooknook.blogspot.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
  Banned Book Read-in
  Book banning and book burning infringes on so many rights and freedoms. The freedom of expression and the freedom to read... and the freedom of CHOICE. Pagan books have oft shown up on this list (though not this year). Want to do something for this? How about a READ-IN? Free tea/coffee and snacks to all those who show up with one of this year's top 10 banned books to sit and read with us. October 5th (Friday) starting at 5pm through till closing.
  Friday, October 5th, 2012
  The Magical Blend
  1928 St-Catherine West
  Montreal, Quebec, CANADA, H3H1M
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  T. Scarlet Jory
  514-938-1458
  tmb@themagicalblend.com
  www.themagicalblend.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

AZ

• Flagstaff
  Adult Craft Night - Personalized Notebooks
  Starting at 6:00pm until 8:00pm, crafters can join us to decorate and personalize their own journals, to use for expressing their imaginations, compose their own thoughts, or even write their next publication to be banned. This is a free event, supplies are provided (while these supplies last), and we ask that our attendees be 18+ as we do use hot-glue guns and sharp implements.
  9/24/2012
  Bookmans Flagstaff
  1520 S. Riordan Ranch St.
  Flagstaff, AZ 86001
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Elena Ybarra - Events Liason
  928-774-0005
  elenay@bookmans.com
  http://bookmans.com/our-stores/flagstaff
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Flagstaff
  A Long-Expected Party
  We're celebrating 75 wonderful fantasy-filled years of J.RR. Tolkien's beloved novel, The Hobbit, and the world of Middle-Earth, which has been challenged and even banned in many schools and libraries across the nation. Come join us for an evening filled with trivia for prizes, crafts, and a Hobbit-sized picnic in the Bookmans Flagstaff Cafe from 7:00pm to 9:00pm on September 22nd. All ages admitted upon party business!
  9/22/2012
  Bookmansn Flagstaff
  1520 S. Riordan Ranch St.
  Flagstaff, AZ 86001
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Elena Ybarra - Event Liason
  928-774-0005
  elenay@bookmans.com
  http://bookmans.com/our-stores/flagstaff
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Mesa
  Harry Potter: Platform 9 3/4
  Before boarding the Hogwart's Express Bookmans is inviting you to a party. As part of our Fight Censorship Month, Bookmans is celebrating one of the most recently beloved banned books of all times: Harry Potter! Whether you belong to Gryffindor, Huflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin, you are invited to the free Harry Potter celebration for fans of all ages! This isn’t your average celebration though so bring your invisibility cloaks, wands and wizarding hats for some enchanted games, prizes, activities and some of the wizarding worlds food and drink!
  9/22/12
  Bookmans Mesa
  1056 S. Country Club Drive
  Mesa, AZ 85210
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Lori Whipple
  602-620-1561
  loriw@bookmans.com
  www.bookmans.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Mesa
  Banned Book Club
  Banned Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Mesa Cafe! Please join for great discussions and assist in making choices for upcoming books! For our two-year anniversary we are reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. The story takes place in a suburb of Pittsburgh during the early 1990s, when Charlie is a high school freshman. Charlie is the eponymous wallflower of the novel. He is an unconventional thinker, and as the story begins he is shy and unpopular. The book was third on the American Library Association's list of the top ten most frequently challenged books of 2009, for reasons including the book's treatment of drugs, homosexuality, sex, and suicide.
  09/26/2012
  Bookmans Mesa
  1056 S. Country Club Drive
  Mesa, AZ 85210
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Lori Whipple
  602-620-1561
  loriw@bookmans.com
  www.bookmans.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Phoenix
  Hogwarts House Party
  As part of our Fight Censorship Month, Bookmans is celebrating one of the most recently beloved banned books of all times: Harry Potter! Whether you belong to Gryffindor, Huflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin, you are invited to the free Hogwarts House Party for kids of all ages! This isn’t your average house party though so bring your invisibility cloaks, wands and wizarding hats for some enchanted games, prizes, activities and some of the wizarding worlds food and drink!
  09/22/12
  Bookmans Entertainment Exchange
  8034 N. 19th Ave
  Phoenix, AZ 85053
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Katie Downing
  602-433-0255
  yvettey@bookmans.com
  http://bookmans.com/content/hogwarts-house-party-1?mini=
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Tucson
  36 Years of Fighting Censorship
  Join Bookmans Speedway for some UNcensored fun!! Customers are free to browse some of the best in banned materials including T.V shows, adult and children's literature, music and movies. Bookmans is proud to continue to promote entertainment and educational freedom of choice.
  Bookmans Speedway
  6230 E. Speedway
  Tucson, AZ 85712
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Danielle Byers
  520 748-9555
  danielleb@bookmans.com
  Bookmans.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Tucson
  Misunderstood Titles: Stories about Censorship in the Old Pueblo
  What are some of the most frequently challenged books? Why was a book challenged? What groups led the challenge? All of these issues and more are explored during 2012 Banned Books Week at the UA Main Library, 1510 E. University Blvd., on display from Sept. 24 – Dec. 31, 2012. The exhibit, “Misunderstood Titles: Stories about Censorship in the Old Pueblo,” highlights 100 books across five areas – classic literature, children’s books, best-selling novels, most challenged titles, and Mexican-American literature – that collectively explore the history of banned or challenged books. The exhibit also brings a local focus to the challenged book discussion by exploring recent debates regarding ethnic studies education in Arizona. Two lectures accompany the exhibit and offer an opportunity for community discussion about the local and national implications of censorship. Both lectures will be held in the UA Main Library, room a313, 1510 E. University Blvd. Lecture I: On Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. a panel of local educators and scholars will lead a community talk, “Misunderstood Titles: A Panel Discussion about Censorship in the Old Pueblo.” Among the speakers are: -Bob Diaz, Associate Librarian, UA Special Collections -Kay Mathiesen, Assistant Professor, UA School of Information Resources & Library Science -Patricia M. Overall, Associate Professor, UA School of Information Resources & Library Science -Roberto Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, UA Department of Mexican American Studies Lecture II: On Thursday, Oct. 4 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Robert A. Williams, Jr., E. Thomas Sullivan Professor of Law and American Indian Studies at the UA Rogers College of Law, will speak about his most recent book, Savage Anxieties: The Invention of Western Civilization. A book sale and signing follow the talk. The exhibit and accompanying lectures were coordinated by the University Libraries with support from Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and the Tucson chapter of REFORMA, an association that promotes library and information services to Latinos and the Spanish speaking.
  09/30-10/05
  University of Arizona Libraries
  1501 E University Blvd
  Tucson, AZ 85721
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Erica DeFrain
  520-310-9323
  defraine@u.library.arizona.edu
  http://www.library.arizona.edu/news/entries/view/2725
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Tucson
  Vintage pulp fiction book display
  At Bookmans, we embrace all forms of media which challenge the boundaries of consciousness. Fighting censorship is part of our company’s core beliefs. We ask all of our customers to have an open mind about freedom of speech and expression, and push for an ever evolving way of thinking. Visit us this month at Bookmans Ina as we proudly display a huge selection of Vintage Pulp Fiction. It’s our way to give tribute to risque titles, which are otherwise easily forgotten among the huge amount of books banned available. By honoring the past, we open ourselves up to a future brimming with full creative capacity.
  Month of September
  Bookmans Ina
  3733 W. Ina Rd
  Tucson, AZ 85741
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Mary Wray
  5205790303
  Inaevents@bookmans.com
  http://bookmans.com/our-stores/tucson-ina
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

CA

• Benicia
  Perks of Being a Wallflower Movie Opening 90s Party
  One of the best and top BANNED BOOKS of all time comes out as a movie on September 21. Join our teens at the Benicia Public Library for a 90s Movie Opening Party on Friday, September 28 from 5-7pm! We will have 90s trivia, Banned Books to movies trivia, 90s food, 90s boys band freeze dance, 90s costume contest, 90s board games, we will learn the Time Warp from Rocky Horror Picture Show and everyone will share why they read BANNED BOOKS! Celebrate your freedom to read!
  09/28/2012
  Benicia Public Library
  150 East L Street
  Benicia, CA 94510
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Brandi Bette Smead
  7077464345
  teenzone@ci.benicia.ca.us
  www.benicialibrary.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Elk Grove
  Banned Books Week: Forbidden Books
  We will be featuring a Forbidden Book Display as well as our collection of Banned Books Week posters from previous years. We will host a question a day in each school bulletin and a drawing of the correct responses for books, Banned Books Week bookmarks and other prizes. Teachers at both the high school and the middle school will display Banned Book placards that state, "Banned: Ask Me Why?" Titles of banned and challenged books along with quotes about censorship will be written in window markers and displayed on glass on our library windows.
  ongoing throughout the week
  Monterey Trail High School/Edward Harris, Jr. Middle School Library
  8691 Power Inn Road
  Elk Grove, CA 95624
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Sally White
  916.688.0080 x4420
  swhite@egusd.net
  http://eharris.schoolloop.com/library
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Idyllwild
  Open Mic NIte: Freedom to Speak
  Lend your voice! All day you can climb up on the soap box and share passages from your favorite banned books for the masses to hear. We'll kick off the evening festivities with an entertaining debate "To ban or not to ban" and then open the mic for more banned materials. Capping off the evening will be our mock book burning. Everyone is welcome, but parents should be aware that this is an uncensored event. (oh the irony)
  Saturday, October 6, 2012
  INK Book Gathering
  54385 North Circle Dr.
  Idyllwild, CA 92549
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Julie
  951-659-5018
  INKBookGathering@gmail.com
  INKBookGathering.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Idyllwild
  Open Mic NIte: Freedom to Speak
  Lend your voice! All day you can climb up on the soap box and share passages from your favorite banned books for the masses to hear. We'll kick off the evening festivities with an entertaining debate "To ban or not to ban" and then open the mic for more banned materials. Capping off the evening will be our mock book burning. Everyone is welcome, but parents should be aware that this is an uncensored event. (oh the irony) Idyllwild's Mayor Max (he's a dog) and Inky (our store cat & Idyllwild's Litter-ary Ambassador) will be there! Stop by any time to peruse our banned book section and other Banned Books Week display. Be sure to pick up
  Saturday, October 6, 2012
  INK Book Gathering
  54385 North Circle Dr.
  Idyllwild, CA 92549
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Julie
  951-659-5018
  INKBookGathering@gmail.com
  INKBookGathering.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Jurupa Valley
  Screening of Fahrenheit 451
  The Glen Avon Regional Library will be screening Farenheit 451, Wednesday, October 10 at 4:00 p.m. A banned books display is also up for Banned Books week.
  October 10, 2012
  Glen Avon Regional Library
  9244 Galena Street
  Jurupa Valley, CA 92509
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Tracie Carignan
  951-685-8121
  tracie.carignan@rivlib.net
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Jurupa Valley
  Movie screening of Fahrenheit 451
  Tuesday, Oct 9
  Glen Avon Regional Library
  9244 Galena st
  Jurupa Valley, CA 92509
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Tracie carignan
  951 685-8121
  Tracie.carignan@rivlib.net
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• San Francisco
  Naked Girls Reading Banned Books
  Naked Girls Reading San Francisco is simply a group of women who read literature naked to a doting audience! On October 2, we will be celebrating our right to read by selecting banned, censored and burned books. Join us!
  10/02/2012
  San Francisco
  Stage Werx Theater
  San Francisco, CA 94114
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Kristine Wilson
  415/252-0178
  dbshrgl@yahoo.com
  nakedgirlsreading.com/sanfrancisco/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• San Francisco
  Out of Print: Rare, Banned, and Repurposed Books
  Since pen was first put to paper expressing ideas and views– groups were present to either restrict its circulation excluding lower social classes or banned simply for the control of knowledge, dictating morality. The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany in 1450, arguably the greatest invention in the modern age, played a significant role in the development of the Renaissance and with it the spread of knowledge to the masses. However, to some degree this knowledge was still controlled by an elite class. The censorship of books continues to this day where multiple groups and agencies prevent certain books from being read by the public. Seen as both a means to control ideologies and maintain social order, “Out of Print” seeks to recognize the subversive nature of censorship and to celebrate the printed page through rare books and book arts.
  October 1st-5th, 2012; gallery reception October 2nd, 2012 from 5-8 pm
  The Art Gallery at the Cesar Chavez Student Center, SFSU
  1650 Holloway
  San Francisco, CA 94132
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Carolyn Ho
  415 338 2580
  ccscartgalery@gmail.com
  http://www.sfsustudentcenter.com/entertainment/artgallery.php
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Santa Maria
  Freedom to Read Celebration
  Diana Garcia, poet and author of When Living was a Labor Camp, will read poems from her book and talk about the recent banning of her book in Tucson, Arizona from 6:30-7:30 PM. During the afternoon, from 2-5:30, various authors and speakers will deliver readings from banned books in a celebration of the freedom to read.
  October 1, 2012
  Santa Maria Public Library
  421 S McClelland Street
  Santa Maria, CA 93454
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Mary Housel
  805 922-0951 Ext 322
  mhousel@ci.santa-maria.ca.us
  http://www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us/210.shtml
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

CT

• Bethel
  Byrd's Books supports Banned Books Week
  Byrd's Books supports Banned Books Week by offering any banned book at 20% off the entire week.
  Sept. 30-October 6
  Byrd's Books
  213 Greenwood Ave. 2nd Floor
  Bethel, CT 06801
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Alice Hutchinson
  203-730-2973
  alice@byrdsbooks.com
  http://byrdsbooks.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Washington Depot
  Banned Books Read Out
  Join us Friday, October 5th for our second Banned Books Read Out. We will have teachers, students, artists, and writers from the community reading from their favorite banned or challenged books to help bring awareness that censorship still exists. Stop in all week to view our Banned Books display and enter the trivia quiz drawing for a $25.00 Hickory Stick Bookshop gift certificate.
  Oct 5th, 2012
  The Hickory Stick Bookshop
  2 Green Hill Road
  Washington Depot, CT 06794
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Pat Moody
  860-868-0525
  books@hickorystickbookshop.com
  www.hickorystickbookshop.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

FL

• Tampa
  Banned Books Open Mic
  FREE PEOPLE READ FREELY Celebrate YOUR freedom to read during BANNED BOOKS WEEK September 30 - October 6 This year, we’re going all out for Banned Books Week! Come down to the store and vote for your favorite banned book. At the end of the week, we’ll draw from the ballot box and the winner will receive a $20 gift card. Here's the list of the most challenged titles of 2011 To cap off the celebration, join us downtown at CAFE' HEY on Friday, October 5, for a BANNED BOOKS OPEN MIC. Come read a portion of your favorite banned book, or just sit back and listen to others. Want to share your favorite banned book? Write to inkwoodbooks@gmail.com, or give us a call at (813) 253-2638 to add your name to the open mic line-up. The first 10 readers will receive a $10 gift card to Inkwood. It’ll be a great night of literary frivolity and delicious food, all in the name of our Right to Read! Tell your friends!
  October 5
  Cafe Hey
  1540 N Franklin St
  Tampa, FL 33602
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Amanda Hurley, Inkwood Books
  813-253-2638
  inkwoodbooks@gmail.com
  inkwoodbooks.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Tampa
  Celebrating Fahrenheit 451
  Catch Bluebird Books at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts during pre-show and intermission at Jobsite Theater's production of Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451, celebrating the kick-off of Banned Books Week with a selection of counterculture, banned, interesting and dystopian literature available for purchase. A banned books display will further public awareness, while readings and live typewritten poetry add another performance element to the day's events. Bluebird Books is a literary-themed mobile project housed in a converted short bus – part bookshop, part art house, it's a vehicle where readers of all ages can explore the written word. Through events and exhibitions, workshops and publishing efforts, they nurture a community-wide passion for books as treasures of both literature and tangible art.
  September 30
  Bluebird Books
  1010 North Macinnes Place
  Tampa, FL 33602
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Mitzi Gordon
  8132638600
  mitzi.jo.gordon@gmail.com
  www.thebluebirdbus.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

GA

• Athens
  Banned Books Bash!
  https://www.facebook.com/events/389840471083191/ 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 sharing excerpts of their favorite banned books and light refreshments. All cash donations will go to ABFFEE (American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression). 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.
  10/6/12
  Avid Bookshop
  493 Prince Ave
  Athens, GA 30601
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Rachel Watkins
  706-352-2060
  avid.athens.rachel@gmail.com
  avidbookshop.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Atlanta
  Banned Books Week Celebration
  With 7 little Free Libraries and growing the East Lake community will kick off Banned books week with Story Time at the ELF Market (http://elfmarket.org/) on Saturday Sept 29th. Community members will read a number of children's books that have been banned somewhere in the US at some point. Afterwards children will make their own books. We will also open the ELF Market Little Free library that day. During the week you will be able to stop by any of the little free libraries in the East Lake community to check out banned books and get more information about the history of banned books.
  September 29th - October 6th
  East Lake Community (Atlanta)
  Atlanta, GA 30317
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Tris Sicignano
  404-840-8992
  t_sicignano@yahoo.com
  http://eastlakelittlelibrary.weebly.com/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Douglasville
  How many banned books have you read?
  September 30-October 13
  Dog River Public Library
  6100 GA Highway 5
  Douglasville, GA 30135
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Lindy Moore
  770-577-5186
  lindy@wgrl.net
  www.wgrl.net
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

GU

• Yigo
  Banned Books Week Poster Contest
  Contest rules for poster contest is available at Simon Sanchez High School Library and Simon Sanchez High School Facebook Page.
  August 27 - September 21
  Simon Sanchez High School
  365 Juan Jacinto Rd.
  Yigo, GU 96929
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Sudi Napalan
  671-300-3546
  snapalan@gmail.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

HI

• Honolulu
  Banned Books Week
  The University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library will host a display and daily read-in sessions of banned books in the library's lobby.
  Sept. 30 - Oct. 5, 2012
  UH Manoa's Hamilton Library
  2550 McCarthy Mall
  Honolulu, HI 96822
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Teri Skillman
  (808) 956-8688
  skillman@hawaii.edu
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Honolulu
  Staged performance of The Giver
  Lois Lowry's Newbery Award winning book often appears on Banned Book lists. This stage adaptation by Eric Coble will bring this beloved book to life on the Kennedy Theatre stage. Suggested for ages 8 and above. Tickets at etickethawaii.com.
  Sept 21, 22, 28, 29, 30
  Kennedy Theatre, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  1770 East-West Road
  Honolulu, HI 96822
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Matthew Kelty
  (808) 956-2598
  ktpub@hawaii.edu
  www.hawaii.edu/kennedy
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

IA

• Davenport
  Edible Banned Books Contest
  The basic idea is to select a book title from a provided list of banned books and create an artistic rendering of the title. The catch is, you have to use food! The materials used must be edible but not necessarily palatable. Three simple rules: 1. Entries must be made of food (edible). 2. Entries must be reflective of your chosen title in some manner (e.g., shape, content, title, appearance, etc.). 3. You MUST select a title of a book that has been banned or challenged. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. The entries will by judged by two methods: 1) A panel of judges comprised of members of the SAU community will select best entry in each of the following categories: Most “Punny”, Most Artistic, Best Team Entry, Best Student/Individual Entry. 2) Participants and visitors will vote for their favorite overall entries. The entry with the most votes will win the People’s Choice category. Feel free to create something on your own or with your friends. Our festivities will include not only edible books but refreshments you will actually want to consume. For more information or to participate in this year’s festival please contact: Joyce Haack, Library Technical Assistant, haackjoycea@sau.edu; 563-333-6247.
  10/5/2012
  St. Ambrose University - Rogalski Center
  518 West Locust Street
  Davenport, IA 52803
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Joyce Haack
  563-333-6247
  haackjoycea@sau.edu
  http://www.sau.edu/Library.html
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Davenport
  Edible Banned Books Contest
  ****This is to correct the date on my previous submission******* The correct date is Oct 4th, NOT Oct 5th.
  Thursday, October 4th, 2012
  St. Ambrose University - Rogalski Center
  518 West Locust Street
  Davenport, IA 52803
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Joyce Haack
  563-333-6247
  haackjoycea@sau.edu
  http://www.sau.edu/Library.html
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

IL

• Bloomington
  Susan E. Stroyan
  The exhibit will be all week long and the READ-OUT will be on October 2nd from 10am to 2pm.
  October 2, 2012
  Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University
  Ames Plaza
  Bloomington, IL 61702
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Sue Anderson
  3095563358
  sstroyan@iwu.edu
  www.iwu.edu/library
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Chicago
  Banned Books Week Read-out and Panel discussion
  The DePaul University Center for Writing Based Learning and the DePaul University Library will be celebrating BBW with a Read-Out of banned and challenged books at the following dates and times: LPC Student Center Atrium, October 2-4, 11am-2:30pm Loop DePaul Center 11th Floor, October 3, 10am-3pm. A panel Discussion on censorship will also be held on Thursday, October 4, 3pm-4:30pm, Richardson Library, room 115.
  October 2, 3, 4, 2012
  DePaul Univeristy
  Chicago, IL 60614
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Heather Jagman
  773-325-7704
  hjagman@depaul.edu
  http://news.library.depaul.edu/news/post/2012/09/Banned-Books-Week-Events2c-October-2-42c-2012.aspx
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Chicago
  Browne Parker Literary Celebration of the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
  Browne Parker Literary Press is a Publisher in the genre of Literary Fiction
  Chicago
  Chicago, IL 60601
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Dave Glock
  9092367513
  Dglock@publicity.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Chicago
  Browne Parker Literary Press Celebration to Read
  Browne Parker Literary Press is publisher of books in the genre of Literary Fiction. We will be holding a Banned Books Week Event celebrating the freedom to read challenged books. This includes a reading of The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
  October 5, 2011
  Browne Parker Literary Press
  Chicago, IL 60601
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Dave Glock
  (909) 236-7513
  Dglock@parkerbrowne.co
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Chicago
  Reading of Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye
  Since its publication The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison has often been challenged, including the most recent attempt in Howell, Michigan in 2007 when the Livingston Organization for values in Education complained to the Michigan Attorney general spurring an investigation by federal and state officials that teaching of the Bluest Eye in schools constituted distribution of sexually inappropriate materials to minors. To ensure continuation of the rich literary tradition of Toni Morrison's the Bluest Eye and other frequently challenged books the Editors at Browne Parker Literary Press are holding a reading of The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
  October 1, 2012
  Browne Parker Literary Press Building
  317 W. 103rd St.
  Chicago, IL 60620
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  David Glock
  (312) 388-1650
  bookcover@post.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Chicago
  Reading of Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye
  Since its publication The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison has often been challenged, including the most recent attempt in Howell, Michigan in 2007 when the Livingston Organization for values in Education complained to the Michigan Attorney general spurring an investigation by federal and state officials that teaching of the Bluest Eye in schools constituted distribution of sexually inappropriate materials to minors. To ensure continuation of the rich literary tradition of Toni Morrison's the Bluest Eye and other frequently challenged books the Editors at Browne Parker Literary Press are holding a reading of The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
  October 1, 2012
  Browne Parker Literary Press Building
  317 W. 103rd St.
  Chicago, IL 60620
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  David Glock
  (312) 388-1650
  bookcover@post.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Chicago
  Shimer College and Chicago Read-Out: Liberate Banned Books
  Shimer College and Chicago Read Out: Liberate Banned Books Thursday, October 4, 6:45 p.m. Shimer College, Cinderella Lounge 3424 S. State St. Shimer College invites Chicago to participate in an evening of short readings from the (sadly) long list of books that have been banned, burned and otherwise barred from the public. We will begin by reflecting on the history of book burnings as depicted in The Book Thief, joining the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week to this fall's choice for One Book, One Chicago. Please join us to read from your own favorite once- or currently-threatened book or from one selected by the students, staff and faculty of Shimer. For more information call (312) 235 3529 or email s.patterson@shimer.edu.
  October 4, 2012
  Shimer College
  3424 S. State Street
  Chicago, IL 60616
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Stuart Patterson
  312 235 3529
  s.patterson@shimer.edu
  www.shimer.edu
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Highland Park
  Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out
  We'll be recording patrons reading a passage from their favorite banned or challenged book during Banned Books Week!
  Sept. 30- Oct. 6, 2012
  Highland Park Public Library
  494 Laurel Ave.
  Highland Park, IL 60035
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Cathleen Doyle
  847-671-7031
  cdoyle@hplibrary.org
  www.hplibrary.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Macomb
  Banned and Determined
  Every year Western Illinois University Libraries hosts "Banned and Determined" a banned books reading with last years top ten books. This year we have also added a game to raise awareness at http://www.wiu.edu/libraries/news/2010s/2012/bannedAndDeterminedChallenge.php.
  October 2, 2012
  Western Illinois University Libraries
  1 University Circle
  Macomb, IL 61455
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Tammy Sayles
  309-298--3298
  tj-sayles@wiu.edu
  http://www.wiu.edu/libraries/news/2010s/2012/bannedBookCelebration.php
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

IN

• Fort Wayne
  Movie Night @ the Library--Banned Books Week edition
  "Of Mice and Men" is routinely at the top of the most banned books list. We will be showing the 1992 Gary Sinise film adaptation of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" for our September Movie Night @ the Library on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Doors open at 6 PM and film starts at 6:30 PM. Free admission. Limited seating. Main Library Theater.
  09/25/2012
  Allen County Public Library
  900 Library Plaza
  Fort Wayne, IN 46802
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Nancy
  260-421-1210
  amv@acpl.info
  http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/amv/events.html
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Indianapolis
  Banned Books Week First Amendment Awareness and Literacy Celebration
  Each year the Lawrence Central High School Library promotes literacy in conjunction with this national awareness and advocacy campaign to help students think critically about censorship issues and promote their freedom to read. “It is our First Amendment Right to Free Speech which has made our country and subsequently our libraries the strong democratic society it is today,” says Mrs. Flick. “Equitable access to information is the most important freedom we can share with our LC learning community.”
  Wednesday October 3, 2012 12-2PM LCHS commons
  Lawrence Central High School Library
  7300 E. 56th St.
  Indianapolis, IN 46226
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Nocha Flick, Media Specialist
  317-964-7595
  nochaflick@msdlt.k12.in.us
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Indianapolis
  Locked Up with Vonnegut
  To protest the ongoing ban of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five in Republic, MO, writer and editor Corey Michael Dalton will be living in the front window of The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in downtown Indianapolis for the entire duration of Banned Books Week. The library will be open longer hours that week and will be hosting nightly readings of banned books by authors and celebrities including filmmaker Michael Moore, novelist Ben H. Winters (Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters), comedian Lewis Black, and former first lady of Indiana Judy O'Bannon. Dalton will also be featured on a live 24/7 webcam and blogging about his experiences for the library's website.
  Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2012
  The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
  340 N. Senate Avenue
  Indianapolis, IN 46204
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Julia Whitehead
  317.652.1954
  julia.whitehead@vonnegutlibrary.org
  http://www.vonnegutlibrary.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Ks

• Hays
  Banned Books Read-Out
  The Rho Psi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta is hosting a banned books reading in Cody Commons on the campus of FHSU on 2 Oct from 11-1. We will read excerpts from banned books and provide background information such as when, where, and why the book has been banned. We will supplement our reading with youtube videos of author's opinions on banned books and other relevant material.
  2 October
  Fort Hays State University
  605 Park St.
  Hays, Ks 67657
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Sheri Bedore
  785 737 8172
  sheribedore@yahoo.com
  http://www.facebook.com/groups/263949890357640/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

KY

• Murray
  Let's Kill All the Philosophers
  Our Humanities class will explore the idea that philosophers have been considered dangerous throughout history. Our discussion and group activities will be based on The Apology, Aristotle's Ethics, and The Republic. This activity is part of our regular class schedule.
  09/17/12
  Murray State University
  Faculty Hall Rm. 206
  Murray, KY 42071
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Constance Alexander
  270-809-2686
  calexander9@murraystate.edu
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

LA

• Lafayette
  Banned Books Week Read-Out
  On October 3 at 2 p.m., Edith Garland Dupré Library will host a Banned Books Read-Out in front of the library on Saint Mary Blvd. Students, faculty, staff, and the public are all invited to come read a selection from their favorite banned or challenged book.
  October 3 at 2 p.m.
  Edith Garland Dupré Library
  400 E. Saint Mary Blvd.
  Lafayette, LA 70504
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Emily Deal
  (337) 482-1171
  emily.deal@louisiana.edu
  http://library.louisiana.edu/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• New Orleans
  Banned Books Burlesque
  For two nights our troupe, Reverend Spooky LeStrange & Her Billion Dollar Baby Dolls, will be performing mini burlesque vignettes based on banned and challenged books in a small local theater in New Orleans. Books to be included are as follows: Cat's Cradle, Carrie, Lady Chatterly's Lover, The Satanic Verses, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harry Potter, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Zhivago & Mein Kampf. We will raffle off a book from each number performed and personalize them. Proceeds from the raffle are to benefit the National Coalition Against Censorship.
  September 21 & 22
  The Shadowbox Theater
  2400 St. Claude Avenue
  New Orleans, LA 70115
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Angela O'Neill
  (302)377-8720
  rev_spooky@yahoo.com
  theshadowboxtheatre.com/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Shreveport
  Banned Books Week Film Festival
  Shreve Memorial Library Banned Books Week Film Festival To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Banned Books Week, Shreve Memorial Library presents the Banned Books Week Film Festival October 1st-6th. Look for special showings of films based on banned or challenged books at branches throughout the system. The Downtown and Broadmoor branches will be hosting evening showings and the Cedar Grove branch will be showing films for younger audiences. Look forward to films such as Matilda, Alice in Wonderland, 1984 and many more. Check our website www.shreve-lib.org for a schedule of events. Please contact Kelly McSwain at 868-3890 or kmcswain@shreve-lib.org for more information. Monday, October 1st: 6:30 pm, Broadmoor Branch, Lord of the Flies Tuesday, October 2nd: 10:30 am, Cedar Grove, Alice in Wonderland 4:15 pm, West Shreveport, A Wrinkle in Time 5:00 pm, Broadmoor, James and the Giant Peach 6:30 pm, Main, TBA Wednesday, October 3rd: 4:00 pm, Wallette, The Outsiders 6:30 pm, Broadmoor, 1984 Thursday, October 4th: 4:00 pm, Cedar Grove, Matilda 4:00 pm, Mooretown, Their Eyes Were Watching God 5:00 pm, Broadmoor, Easy A 6:00 pm, Hamilton/SC, American Psycho 6:30 pm, Main, TBA Friday, October 5th: 4:00 pm, Cedar Grove, The Lorax
  Shreve Memorial Library
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Kelly McSwain
  (318) 868-3890
  kmcswain@shreve-lib.org
  www-shreve-lib.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Thibodaux
  10/6-Banned Books Week Movie Screening of From Here to Eternity at 5pm 10/5-Join the Banned! Banned Books Week Read-Out at 3:30pm 10/6-Banned Books Week Movie Screening of Gone with the Wind at 1pm We will also have a Banned Books Week display of for the months of September and October.
  10/1, 10/5, 10/6
  Lafourche Parish Public Library-Thibodaux Branch
  705 W. 5th Street
  Thibodaux, LA 70301
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Naomi Hurtienne Magola
  985-447-4119
  nmagola@lafourche.org
  www.lafourche.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

MA

• Hatfield
  Banned Book Week display and Freeze Flash Mob Read-In
  October 3, 2012
  Hatfield Public Library
  Hatfield, MA 01038
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Cheri Hardy
  413-247-9097
  kids.hatfieldlibrary@gmail.com
  hatfieldkids.wordpress.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

MI

• Hartland
  Cromaine's Banned Book Readout
  On Saturday, October 6, Cromaine Library will host our Fourth Annual Banned Books Week Read-out! From 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, various community leaders, library patrons and staff will read from books that have been “banned, censored or challenged" over the years. We are inviting you to be one of our special guest readers! You can pick the time and the book or we can help you select something to read. Read aloud to our patrons for 15 minutes from one of your favorites. Just let us know what time works best for you! Call or email to let us know what time you are available and what book you would like to read from and we’ll set up the rest of the event! Some our most popular online videos include readers from previous years events! So no matter the size of the crowd, it is the reading that matters!
  Saturday, October 6 from 10-2 pm
  Cromaine District Library
  3688 N. Hartland Road
  Hartland, MI 48353
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Carol Taggart
  810-632-5200, ext 114
  ctaggart@cromaine.org
  www.cromaine.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Kalamazoo
  Banned Books Art Hop
  The Art Hop Reception begins at 5 pm on the first floor of the library. It will feature all the entries submitted for the Banned Books Art Contest cosponsored by the ACLU and KPL. Winners will be announced and prizes awarded during the Readout at 7:45 pm in KPL’s Van Deusen Room, on the third floor. Cash prizes to be given by the ACLU include a Grand Prize in the Senior Category of $1,000, plus Junior Category First Prize of $150, Second Prize of $100, and Third Prize of $50. An Honorable Mention and People's Choice Award will be given in both Senior and Junior categories. Hear local personalities, including William Appel, Lorraine Caron, Buddy Hannah, Lori Moore, Deborah Percy, and Keith Thompson, read from the six banned books.
  October 7, 2011
  Kalamazoo Public Library
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Kevin King
  269-553-7881
  KevinK@kpl.gov
  http://www.kpl.gov/events/banned-books.aspx
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Kalamazoo
  Banned Books Readout
  The ACLU of Michigan Southwestern Branch have cosponsored this annual readout for a number of years.
  October 4, 2012
  Kalamazoo Public Library
  315 S. Rose St.
  Kalamazoo, MI 49007
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Michael Cockrell
  269-553-7841
  michaelc@kpl.gov
  www.kpl.gov
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Ypsilanti
  Banned Books Week 2012
  We are featuring a display and an online trivia contest.
  September 30 - October 6, 2012
  Ypsilanti District Library
  5577 Whittaker Rd.
  Ypsilanti, MI 48197
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Molly Beedon and Susan Brown
  734-482-4110
  beedon@ypsilibrary.org
  www.ypsilibrary.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

MO

• Columbia
  Banned Books Reading
  The Progressive Librarians Guild at MU is joining ALA in celebrating our freedom to read and our first amendment rights by sponsoring a banned books reading in Speaker's Circle on Tuesday, October 2nd. Bring your favorite banned book to read or borrow one of ours! You need not be a PLG member to participate, we'd love everyone to celebrate with us!
  October 2, 2012
  Speakers Circle, University of Missouri
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Kristine Stewart
  307.399.4991
  kns5gd@mail.missouri.edu
  http://mizzou.orgsync.com/org/plg/home
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Kansas City
  Kick Off Banned Book Week With Freethinking Family Fellowship
  Join other freethinkers at the Plaza Library on Sunday September 30 from 10:00-12:00. Bring along your favorite banned or challenged book to share or pick it off the shelf at the library. Please prepare a short informal review of your book, explain why it was banned or challenged then share a short passage.
  2012-09-30
  Kansas City (servicing both the Kansas and Missouri side)
  4810 Main
  Kansas City, MO 64112
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Joshua Hyde
  9134243677
  jrh3k5@gmail.com
  http://www.meetup.com/Freethinking-Family-Fellowship/events/81823992/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

NC

• Buxton
  Banned Books Week 2012
  Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies
  Buxton, NC 27920
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Jenn Augustson
  252-995-6196
  augustsonje@daretolearn.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

ND

• Bismarck
  Read Out!
  BSC Library “Read Out” – Wednesday, October 3, 2012 – Noon to 1 p.m. Celebrate your freedom to read and the importance of the 1st Amendment! Join us at the BSC Library as student and faculty guest readers read from books that have been banned or challenged
  October 3, 2012
  Bismarck State College Library
  1500 Edwards Avenue
  Bismarck , ND 58501
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Marlene Anderson
  701-224-5578
  Marlene.Anderson@bismarckstate.edu
  www.bismarckstate.edu/library
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

NE

• Omaha
  Marcella Marathon
  Great Plains writer Marilyn Coffey’s ground-breaking novel Marcella made literary history. In 1973, it was the first novel written in English to use female masturbation as its main theme. Gloria Steinem called it "an important part of the truth telling by and for women." Quartet in London published it in paperback; Pol in Australia and Ms. excerpted it, and Danish newspapers serialized it. This fall, it will be reprinted by Omega Cottonwood Press (OCP) in Omaha, Nebraska. OCP will also print an original book of Coffey’s poems, Pricksongs: Tart Poems from the Sixties. In 1989, MARCELLA was meant to be marathon-read by Coffey in Orleans, Nebraska, but due to community resistance was cancelled. October 6: Les Femmes Folles is honoring MARCELLA and Coffey with a marathon reading of Marilyn Coffey’s MARCELLA during National Banned Books Week at Benson Library. The author, currently Omaha based, will start the reading October 6, 1-6pm. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
  October 6, 2012
  Benson Library
  6015 Binney St.
  Omaha, NE 68104
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Sally Deskins
  402-880-5579
  sallydeskins@yahoo.com
  facebook.com/femmesfolles
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

NH

• Exeter
  Banned Books Night with the NHCLU
  Celebrate Reading! Banned Books Night Claire Ebel of the NH chapter of the ACLU will share about freedom to read and the First Amendment. Following that will be notable Exeter residents sharing short passages from their favorite banned or challenged books. Our readers: Rev. Deanna Swilling, pastor of the First Baptist Churc Frank Heffron, retired lawyer and political activist Molly Stevenson, history teacher, Exeter High School David Weber, English instructor, Phillips Exeter Acadamy Lionel Ingram, chair, Exeter Historical Society Board of Trustees Barbara Rimkunas, curator, Exeter Historical Society Hope Godino, director, Exeter Public Library
  October 1 at 7 p.m.
  Water Street Books
  125 Water Street
  Exeter, NH 03833
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Dan Chartrand
  (603) 778-9731
  dchartra@rcn.com
  http://www.waterstreetbooks.com/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

NJ

• Maywood
  Banned Book Week Read Aloud
  Banned Book Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted books across the United States. This year Banned Books Week will feature an internet read out of banned and challenged books. Visit the Maywood Library on Wednesday October 3rd, Friday, October 5th, or Saturday October 6th between the hours of 10a.m. – 4p.m. to volunteer 2-5 minutes of your time to READ ALOUD a banned or challenged books to post on the Library’s Facebook page or the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out YouTube channel.
  Wednesday October 3rd, Friday, October 5th, or Saturday October 6th
  Maywood Public Library
  459 Maywood Avenue
  Maywood , NJ 07644
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Jenna Lee Columbia
  201-845-2915
  MaywoodLibrary@gmail.com
  MaywoodReads.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Summit
  Film: Left Bank Bookseller
  Filmmaker Lisa Reznik will show and discuss her short film, "Left Bank Bookseller" about Sylvia Beach, the remarkable woman who defied the censors and published James Joyce's "Ulysses".
  October 2, 2012, 7:30 PM
  Summit Free Public Library
  75 Maple St.
  Summit, NJ 07950
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Robin Carroll-Mann
  908-277-9452
  rcm@summitlibrary.org
  www.summitlibrary.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

NM

• Albuquerque
  Secular Student Alliance's Banned Book Week Read-Out
  10/2/12
  University of New Mexico
  Smith Plaza
  Albuquerque, NM 87131
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Susan Holland
  850-625-9507
  susanannholland@gmail.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Rio Rancho
  Banned Books Bingo
  Banned Books Bingo, a night celebrating the freedom to read.
  October 3, 2012 4:30-6:00 p.m.
  Loma Colorado Main Library
  755 Loma Colorado Dr
  Rio Rancho, NM 87124
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  teen librarian
  505-891-5013 ext 3043
  libraryteens@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

NV

• Reno
  I Read Banned Books Public Reading
  On Tuesday, October 2nd at 6pm, the community is invited to an exciting event exploring censorship and the importance of artistic freedom. Moderated by Ellen Hopkins, New York Times bestselling author whose book Crank is the fourth most frequently challenged book of 2010, the celebration will be an opportunity for community leaders to share a dynamic excerpt from their favorite banned or challenged books! Grassroots Books, Reno's own independent bookstore, will be giving away free copies of our favorite banned books from the ALA's Most Challenged booklist from the past 5 years, along with classics as part of a discussion begging the question "They Banned What?!".
  October 2nd
  Wells Fargo Auditorium in UNR's Knowledge Center
  1664 North Virginia Street
  Reno, NV 89557
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Geoffrey McFarland with Grassroots Books
  775-343-96598
  grassrootsgeoff@gmail.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Reno
  Grassroots Is Fired Up About Banned Books!
  Come into Reno's Best Independent Used Bookstore to check out our fiery display of our team's favorite banned and challenged books from the past 5 years, and classic banned books from America's literary history. Sign our manifesto "I Read Banned Books!" and check out the best book prices in town ($2.99 for most hardcovers, $1.99 for most paperbacks!). Because at Grassroots our team believes free access to knowledge doesn't end when a ban is lifted, but when the book becomes affordable to every community member.
  September 30th-October 6th
  Grassroots Bookstore
  660 E. Grove St.
  Reno, NV 89502
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Geoffrey McFarland
  775-343-9659
  grassrootsgeoff@gmail.com
  https://www.facebook.com/ZoeGrassroots
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

NY

• New York City
  The Bookeasy
  Come out for a celebration of underground literature at a Bookeasy in Brooklyn, on Sunday September 30th from 7-midnight at the Way Station on 683 Washington Ave. There will be live music, dancing, lively discussion, and readings from banned and censored books. As long as there have been books there have been people who sought to control them. They are a highly efficient, cost effective, durable, and portable means of spreading thought and dissent. There has always been a Books Police ready to limit what people to read. Libraries have stood fast to protect dangerous literature. The American Library Association has celebrated intellectual freedom for thirty years with Banned Books Week. This week long celebration of forbidden and censored texts has regularly reminded us that we are free to read as we will, but it that has not always been the case and for many it still is not. Kick off Banned Book Week with a celebration of the literary underground. Join Urban Librarians Unite for a Bookeasy, a celebration of books and authors who have been banned, censored, or even imprisoned. There will be live music featuring members of the librarian band Lost In the Stacks (performing as Secret Handshake), dancing, and frivolity. There will also be readings of banned, shunned, and censored works. Down With The Book Police! Up With Banned Books! Sunday, Sept 30th, 7-Midnight The Waystation 683 Washington Ave btw prospect and st marks Prospect Heights, Brooklyn 11238
  September 30th
  The Waystation, Brooklyn NY
  683 Washington Ave
  New York City, NY 11238
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  christian zabriskie
  941.445.7114
  christian.g.zabriskie@gmail.com
  http://urbanlibrariansunite.org/2012/09/17/the-bookeasy/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• NYC
  Fifty Shades of Banned
  A Banned Books Week Celebration of Erotica Literature http://www.facebook.com/events/466670673364331/?notif_t=plan_user_joined Featuring readings from: DH Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover EL James' 50 Shades of Grey Pauline Reage's The Story of O John Cleland's Fanny Hill R. Crumb's Joe Blow James Joyce's Ulysses Allen Ginsberg's Howl
  10/2/2012
  Village Pourhouse
  64 3rd Ave
  NYC, NY 10003
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Acacia O'Connor
  212-807-6222
  acacia@ncac.org
  www.ncac.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

OH

• Gambier
  Banned Books Week Book Discussion
  Book Discussion on 10/3 at the Kenyon College Bookstore, Display in the Olin and Chalmers Libraries, and a Word Puzzle contest.
  10/3/12
  Kenyon College
  Gambier, OH 43022
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Julia Warga
  (740)427-5834
  glynnj@kenyon.edu
  https://lbis.kenyon.edu/bbw2012
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• North Canton
  Will You Break Bad with a Banned Book?
  Overall Breaking Bad theme for the week, which is incorporated into posters and advertisements. We will have posters discussing what Banned Books Week, why we celebrate, who challenges books, etc. Featured collection of our banned books with notes explaining why they are frequently challenged. Week long contest where students have one minute to write down as many banned books from the ALA 100 list. Winner gets a "Ban Ignorance, Not Books" tote. Blue rock candy (looks a bit like the blue meth from Breaking Bad) with the note "Will you break bad with a banned book" free to students, as well as this year's banned books week pins.
  9/30-10/6
  Walsh Univeristy Library
  2020 East Maple St.
  North Canton, OH 44720
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Katie Hutchison
  (330) 244-4968
  khutchison@walsh.edu
  http://libguides.walsh.edu/bannedbooks
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Toledo
  Banned Books Week Vigil
  Fact Sheet: 2012 UT Banned Books Week Vigil “Celebrate the Freedom to Read.” What: * 15th Anniversary of the UT Banned Books Week Vigil in conjunction with the national American Library Association’s Banned Books Week, September 30−October 6, 2012. * We are expanding to two programs: A daylong UT Banned Books Week Vigil on Thursday and on Friday, an “Evening with Mark Twain,” which is made possible, in part, by the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Arts. (See the next page). * The 2012 ALA slogan is “Celebrate the Freedom to Read.” * Food will include doughnut holes and bagels at 9 a.m., veggie and fruit trays at 11:30 a.m., and finger foods at 4:00 p.m. as well as snacks all day! Door prizes and banned books will be given away every half hour! * Assistant to the President William McMillen will deliver the Keynote address, “My Favorite Book.” * These sponsors have donated money, door prizes, or food: UT Departments and Offices: Career Services, Department of English, Department of Theatre and Film, General Libraries, Friends of the Library Foundation, Honors College, Marketing and Communications, Office of the Dean of Students, and the UT-MCO Federal Credit Union, UT Rocket Copy; Student Organizations: Lamda Pi Eta (Communication Honor Society), UT Chapter of the SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists), The Independent Collegian, UT Writer’s Guild, and WXUT; and Toledo Community Sponsors: (Ann Lumbrezer (massage therapist), Barry’s Bagels, Dunkin’ Donuts, Kroger Grocery Store, Dr. Mary Humphrys, New Sins Press, Phoenicia Cuisine, and The Toledo Free Press. When: 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. on October 18, 2012 [The last presentation will begin at 4:30 p.m.] Where: UT Honors College Building, third floor of Sullivan Hall Who: UT faculty, staff, and Toledo area residents will give 20-minute presentations about the right to read and think freely. The public is invited to this free event. [The schedule is on the last page.] Why: We host the Banned Books Week Vigil to celebrate the right to read and think freely. Become a Champion of Freedom of Expression: Donate a banned book to be given away as a door prize. Contact anyone in merchandise at the UT Bookstore or e-mail Colleen Strayer at Utoledo@bookstore.com, or phone her at 419-530-2516. See the list at www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade /2000_2009. We need door prizes and banned books to give away between presentations. Committee members: Dr. Paulette D. Kilmer, Communication Department, 419-530-4672, pkilmer@utnet.utoledo.edu; Dr. Linda Smith, Honors Program, lsmith2@utnet.utoledo.edu; Glenn Sheldon, Honors Program, and Arjun Sabharwal, University Libraries; Elaine Reeves, University Libraries; Cynthia Ingham, History, and Sumitra Srinivasan, Communication. 2012 UT Banned Books Week Vigil (Thursday October 18, 2012) 9 a.m. “Celebrating Reading: Selections from The Princess Bride”—The UT Writer’s Guild Joshua Manley (president), Pearl Grambrell (secretary), and Jasmine Townsend (member). Serving Dunkin’ Donuts’ doughnut holes, Barry’s Bagels, and coffee and chips from Kroger’s. 9:30 “In the name of Democracy: Resurgence of Censorship in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe,” Arjun Sabharwal, Canaday Center 10 “From Lucy to 2 Broke Girls: TV and Its Cultural Impact,”—David Tucker, UT Communication 10:30 "Google Bombs, SEO and Censorship"—Paul Many, UT Communication 11 “The War on Women...as Old as History”—Warren Woodbury, Toledo author 11:30 "Prison Education: What is the point?"— Renee Heberle, UT Political Science Noon Keynote Address: “My Favorite Book” –UT Provost Bill McMillen Note: Serving veggie and fruit trays provided by the New Sins Press 1 p.m. “Inequality and Democracy”— Carter Wilson, UT Political Science & Law and Social Thought 1:30 “Book Burning in Nazi Germany”— Larry Wilcox and Justin Pfeifer, UT History 2 "Grey Matter" —Ben Pryor, Vice Provost for Academic Program Development All day snacks provided by the Friends of the Library Foundation. 2:30 Jeopardy!— Vincent Scebbi, Editor in Chief at the Independent Collegian 3 “Avoiding the Echo Chamber: The Benefit of Dissenting Opinion” –Sarah Ottney, Toledo Free Press Managing Editor 3:30 “Thomas Jefferson's Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth”—Tom Barden, Dean, UT Honors College Note: Serving finger foods provided by the New Sins Press 4 "Babes in Pornland: The New Pornography Industry"-- Sharon Barnes, UT Women’s and Gender Studies 4:30 “Debased Ditties and Songs that Suffered Censorship”-- Ed Lingan, Theatre and Film, and Risa Cohen, Toledo music specialist An “Evening with Mark Twain” will feature Alan Kitty at Libbey Hall at 7-9 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2012. Ticket prices: $7.50 (students) $15 (One) $25 (two) $100 (table of eight). Some tickets are available at Sullivan Hall for those who cannot afford to pay for them until October 13 or until the tickets have been sold at utoledo.edu/boxoffice or the Center for the Performing Arts Box Office (419-530-2375).
  October 18 (Thursday)
  Banned Books Week Vigil, University of Toledo
  Third Floor, Sullivan Hall, 2801 W. Bancroft St.
  Toledo, OH 43606
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Dr. Paulette D. Kilmer
  419-530-4672
  pkilmer@utnet.utoledo.edu
  https://www.utoledo.edu/llss/communication/index.html
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Toledo
  An Evening with Mark Twain
  Fact Sheet: We are marking 15 years of celebrating the right to read and think freely as part of ALA Banned Books Week with our usual daylong Banned Books Week Vigil on Thursday and a special event on Friday, An Evening with Mark Twain Featuring Alan Kitty—“No Topic is Safe from Abuse!” Who: * Nationally acclaimed Mark Twain impersonator, Alan Kitty, has been interpreting the nineteenth century iconic author for more than thirty years. During that time, he has shared Twain’s style and humor in an original theatrical monologue, through corporate dinner speeches, and in original works that convey the author’s presence in minute detail. * A video of Kitty performing as Twain is available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiItDy4VwZM. * The UT Banned Books Week Vigil organized this event to commemorate its 15th anniversary. * The Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Arts, has provided funding to help us bring Kitty to our campus. What: * “An Evening with Mark Twain” will feature Kitty presenting his original monologue, “Mark Twain’s Last Stand.” This portrait contrasts Mark Twain the author, speaker, and social critic known to all with Samuel Clemens, the husband and father, known only to close friends and associates. * Tickets cost $7.50 (students), $15 (one), $25 (two), and $100 (table of eight) and are available at utoledo.edu/boxoffice or the Center for the Performing Arts Box Office (419-530-2375). Some free tickets for those who cannot afford to pay are available from Dr. Linda Smith at lsmith2@utnet.utoledo.edu. * Light refreshments and a cash bar. When: 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2012 Where: In UT’s historic Libbey Hall Why: * To celebrate the 15 years of participating in the ALA’s Banned Books Week. * Huckleberry Finn is one of the most banned books of all time, according to the American Library Association. * “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.” -- Ernest Hemingway [www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/quotes.htm] * “The first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs.” -- William Faulkner [www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/quotes.htm] * Mark Twain at www.brainyquote.com: “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.” * “Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
  October 19, 2012 (Friday) 7 to 9 p.m.
  An Evening with Mark Twain at Libbey Hall, University of Toledo
  2801 W. Bancroft St.
  Toledo, OH 43606
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Dr. Paulette D. Kilmer
  419-530-4672
  pkilmer@utnet.utoledo.edu
  https/www.utoledo.edu/llss/communication/index.html
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

OR

• Portland
  ACLU of Oregon's Banned Books Week Reading
  Each year there are hundreds of challenges to books in schools and libraries in the United States. Banned Books Week, held annually during the last week of September, celebrates the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Meant to highlight the benefits of open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship, Powell's Books and the ACLU of Oregon present an evening of readings by local authors. This event will feature local Portland authors Sarah Royal - Creative Cursing, The Book Bindery; Vanessa Veselka, Zazen; Phillip Margolin, Gone, But Not Forgotten, Heartstone; and more! Free and open to the public.
  10/7/2012
  Powell's City of Books
  1005 W Burnside
  Portland, OR 97209
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Sarah Armstrong
  503.227.3186
  sarmstrong@aclu-or.org
  www.aclu-or.org/bannedbooks
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

PA

• Hellertown
  We will be holding a monthly Risky Reader Book Club, started Banned Books Week. Adults and teens alike are welcome to join. The only requirement is that one must maintain an open mind. Some books may contain sensitive subjects such as racism, sex, violence, and drugs. We will meet the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 PM. Banned Book for October: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
  October 3, 2012 at 6:30 PM
  Hellertown Area Library
  Hellertown, PA 18055
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Lani Hahn
  610-838-8381
  lhahn@hellertownlibrary.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Indiana
  Banned Books Read-Out
  An IUP student-designed Banned Books event in collaboration with ENGL 340 and IUP Stapleton Library.
  October 10, 2012
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  Stapleton Library, 431 South Eleventh Street, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  Indiana, PA 15705
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Dr. Tanya Heflin
  724.357.7675
  heflin@iup.edu
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Mifflintown
  Banned Book Week celebration
  For Banned Book Week the Juniata County Library will be celebrating with a variety of scratch-off tickets. Each scratch-off ticket has some sort of prize- money off fines, a free DVD, and a whole bunch of Banned Book Promos. We have a tote bag saying "I read Banned Books," custom metal bookmarks, banned book bookmarks, a banned book mug, and banned book keychains. We're really excited about this promo. During the week the first 500 patrons will be given a scratch ticket with the FORBIDDEN logo. On the ticket there is a large black square that patrons can scratch off. As they scratch the ticket their prize is revealed. For teens we have a few custom metal cuffs that proclaim "i read banned books." The bracelets will be raffled off during the week. Our display will feature books that have been banned wrapped in brown paper with a flap on the cover telling why the book was banned. The display will have paper chains, crepe paper bars, and tissue paper flames to show the censorship of banning books. We also have a number of posters talking about the freedom to read and banning books to display through the library.
  all week
  Juniata County Library
  498 Jefferson Street
  Mifflintown, PA 17059
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Matt Godissart
  717-436-6378
  mattgodissart@juniatalibrary.org
  http://www.juniatalibrary.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

RI

• East Providence
  Celebrating the Freedom to Read
  Weaver Library, 41 Grove Avenue, East Providence,RI and the Rhode Island Affiliate of the ACLU will be co-hosting a Banned Books Event on Monday, October 1, 2012 from 6:30 -8:30 PM in the Champlin Program Room of the library. Authors Hester Kaplan, Janet Taylor Lisle, Taylor Polites, Roland Merullo, and the Providence Journal’s Sam Coale, and former Books editor, Doug Riggs will speak and read from chosen banned books.
  October 1, 2012
  East Providence Public Library - Weaver Memorial
  41 Grove Avenue
  East Providence, RI 02914
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Joyce May
  401-434-2453 or 401435-1986
  eplibraryjoyce@yahoo.com
  http://www.eastprovidencelibrary.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

TX

• Denton
  Banned Books Week
  Display one will be on the first floor of the library near the stairs with a sample of banned books. Display two will be in the Children's Collection (basement) with children's and young adult books that have been banned.
  During banned book week
  Texas Woman's University Libraries, Denton Campus
  Denton, TX 76204
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Jimmie Lyn Harris
  9408983740
  jharris@twu.edu
  http://www.twu.edu/library/default.asp
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Nacogdoches
  Judy B. McDonald Public Library
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Crystal Hicks
  9365592944
  hicksc@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Richardson
  Banned Books Read-Out
  Eugene McDermott Library will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Banned Books Week on Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 1-3 p.m. with a "Read-Out" by campus faculty and administrators of notable banned or challenged books. Passages from The Lord of the Flies, Women in Love, In Cold Blood, The Awakening and Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Fanny Hill) will be included. Censorship has always been an important issue for libraries and reading from several of these formerly banned and contested books will remind us of our rights based on the 1st and 14th Amendments. Light refreshments. The library will also have a display case featuring banned or challenged books.
  Oct. 2, 2012
  The University of Texas at Dallas
  800 West Campbell Road
  Richardson, TX 75115
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Tom Koch
  972-883-4951
  tkoch@utdallas.edu
  http://www.utdallas.edu/library/news/news.htm
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• San Antonio
  2012 Banned Books and Bullying Awareness Week
  Teens Remembers Freedom Not Bullying During Banned Books Week. Everyone should have the respect to read what they want, not bullied into censoring their book choice. 9/30/12 Landa Teen Library Leadership Council will commence with the option to visit pacer.org to sign an international “digital petition” and button-making anti-bullying statements like i.e. “The end of bullying starts with me” Banned Book Week celebrations include a banned book display. Teens will blog on how bullying equals banning of books. Bullying will be the topic of discussion. How to stop cyberbullying and creating safe environments for all teens. Wednesday, October 3 @ 5:30pm Landa Teen Scene will also have the the option to visit pacer.org to sign an international “digital petition” that states, “More than 160,000 U.S. students stay home from school each day from fear of being bullied. No one should have to fear going to school. Unite with others and add your voice to the online petition.” Teens will also blog on www.mysapl.org their own online statement supporting Banned Books Week and Bullying Awareness Month. Some other plans are indicated below: • Creating collages about respect and the effects of bullying • Media-inspired teens can also create a “Stop Bullying Video Challenge” from stopbullying.gov
  9/30/12, 10/3/12
  Landa Branch Library
  233 Bushnell Av
  San Antonio, TX 78212
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Beatrice Canales
  210-207-9090
  beatrice.canales@sanantonio.gov
  http://mysapl.org/calendar.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D100739168
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• San Antonio
  Free These Banned Books
  Banned books will be displayed in a cage strewn with caution tape. Students can free the caged banned books by checking them out.
  Sept. 27th-Oct. 2nd
  Harris Middle School
  5300 Knoll Creek
  San Antonio, TX 78247
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Rae Downen
  210-356-4104
  rdowne@neisd.net
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• San Antonio
  Don't Read This
  To Kill a Mockingbird, Huckleberry Finn, Lady Chatterley's Lover, these are just a few novels that have been censored or banned. Join us at Guerra Library for a conversation with Dr. Karen Dodwell, UTSA English Department Lecturer about banned books, censorship, and the love of books. Come prepared to share your views about YOUR favorite books that have been banned, challenged, or censored. Light refreshments provided.
  Tuesday October 2, 2012 5:00 PM
  San Antonio Public Library Guerra Branch
  7978 Military Dr W
  San Antonio, TX 78227
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Monica Bustillo
  2106731492
  monica.garza@sanantonio.gov
  www.mysapl.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Snyder
  Banned Book Film Fest
  “Banned Book Film Fest” will be a five-evening long event in which WTC students and community members are invited to learn about important classics that have been banned in the United States and elsewhere, thereby thwarting the First Amendment. It is the opinion of the Banned Book Film Fest committee that current young adults have very little knowledge of earlier banned books that are now deemed critical reading, both in higher education and for public consumption. We believe that through film, we will best be able to interest this generation of students in learning about the connotations of banned literature of any kind.
  10-1-12/ 10-5-12
  Western Texas College
  6200 College Avenue
  Snyder, TX 79549
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Howard Marks
  3255747676
  hmarks@wtc.edu
  wtc.edu/lrc
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

VA

• Crozet
  Bay Window Banned Books
  We're inviting members of the community to sit in our bay window for 1/2 an hour or so that day, reading from their favorite banned books.
  Saturday, October 6
  Over the Moon Bookstore & Artisan Gallery
  5798 Three Notch'd Rd
  Crozet, VA 22932
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Anne DeVault
  4348231144
  anne@overthemoonbookstore.com
  overthemoonbookstore.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Virginia Beach
  Banned But not Forgotten
  we will have a Display of pictures on our Bullentin Board in the Teen Room about banned books. The teens will research each book and hold an open discussion about the book. Then we will particpate with our local library with their event, and also take a field trip to Barnes & Noble, locatd at our local Mall and read the books that we researched.
  Sept 30th
  Rosemont Unit Boys & Girls Club
  1505 Competitior Ct.
  Virginia Beach , VA 23453
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Raheim Robinson
  757 368 4445
  starrh2006@yahoo.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

VT

• Bellows Falls
  Banned Book Display
  We traditionally put together a window display for Banned Books Week
  Sept. 30-Oct. 6
  Village Square Booksellers
  32 The Square
  Bellows Falls, VT 05101
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Pat Fowler
  802-463-9404
  vsbooks@sover.net
  www.villagesquarebooks.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Montpelier
  An Evening Without: Giving Voice to the Silenced
  The ACLU of Vermont and Bear Pond Books of Montpelier present An Evening Without: Giving Voice to the Silenced, Thursday, October 4, 7:00 pm, Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier. Vermont writers read from works that have been challenged, censored, or banned. This event is held during Banned Books Week (September 30-October 6) in celebration of the First Amendment. Admission by donation. Featured readers are David Budbill, Howard Coffin, Kathryn Davis, David Dobbs, Willem Lange, Katherine Paterson (reading from her own work), and Sarah Strohmeyer; emcee is Virginia Lindauer Simmon, ACLU-VT board president. For more information, go to www.acluvt.org, or call (802) 223-6304 x114.
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
  ACLU of Vermont
  64 State St.
  Montpelier, VT 05602
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Andrea Warnke
  (802) 223-6304 x 114
  info@acluvt.org
  www.acluvt.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

WA

• Tumwater
  Book-It Repertory Theatre's "Danger: Books!" featuring Fahrenheit 451
  Professional actors will read and perform controversial sections from three books that have been banned or challenged in the United States, including Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. The troupe will then facilitate a discussion on the First Amendment and how and why books are banned. Banned Books Week is September 30-October 6 this year. This program is part of Timberland Reads Together: Fahrenheit 451, Timberland Regional Library’s one book-one community reading initiative for 2012.
  October 3, 2013
  Tumwater Timberland Library
  7023 New Market
  Tumwater, WA 98501
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Bernard Weathersbee
  360-943-7790
  bweathersbee@trl.org
  http://www.trl.org/Pages/default.aspx
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

WI

• Columbus
  Banned Book Read Aloud
  Community members will read aloud from banned books as part of our outdoor event taking place during the Columbus Energy Fair.
  Sat 10/6/12
  Columbus Public Library
  223 W James St
  Columbus, WI 53925
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Cindy Fesemyer
  920-623-5927
  cfesemyer@scls.lib.wi.us
  columbuspubliclibrary.info
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Hudson
  Banned Book Week display and Read A Thon
  We'll have ongoing reading of banned books throughout the week. Readers will earn 20% off a total purchase.
  9/30-10/6
  Chapter2Books
  422 2nd St
  Hudson, WI 54016
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Sue Roegge
  715-220-8818
  sueroegge@comcast.net
  www.chapter2books.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Milwaukee
  ACLU of Wisconsin & Woodland Pattern Book Center Celebrate Banned Books Week & the 1st Amendment
  We do this every year, celebrating Banned Book Week by inviting members of the community to read their favorite banned or challenged book at Woodland Pattern Book Center. It's a free event and open to the public. Hosted reception starts at 6PM and program starts at 7PM and goes until 8:30PM. We also encourage people to come in costume as their favorite author or literary character. This year we will be honoring recently departed authors Maurice Sendak and Ray Bradbury and focusing on what happened recently in Arizona; specifically focusing on the Tucson Unified School District's ban on Mexican American Studies and the removal of over 50 books from the classrooms.
  October 4th, 2012
  Woodland Pattern Book Center
  720 E Locust Street
  Milwaukee, WI 53212
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Angie Trudell Vasquez
  414-272-4032
  liberty@aclu-wi.org
  www.aclu-wi.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Milwaukee
  MU Libraries Virtual Read-Out
  October 4, 2013
  Marquette University
  Milwaukee, WI 53201
  Display: Yes
  Event: Yes
  Emily Zegers
  (414) 288-7068
  emily.zegers@marquette.edu
  http://libguides.marquette.edu/banned-books-week