by Kimberly Holcombe | Sep 29, 2017 | Banned Books Week
Since it’s Banned Books Week, we thought we’d write a fun post inspired by Epic Reads, a digital community created by HarperCollins to connect HarperTeen authors and books with readers. Epic Reads wrote a post this week called “27 Things That Should...
by Rachael Kelly | Sep 27, 2017 | Events, Link of the Week
Banned Books Week September 24–30, 2017 We’re halfway through Banned Books Week, an event that celebrates people’s right to read and reiterates the importance of the First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or...
by Breana Swinehart | Sep 28, 2016 | Link of the Week
We Need Diverse Books is an organization that campaigns for the production of children’s literature that is more inclusive and embracing of diverse, non-majority characters. – WNDB is a non-profit grassroots group that describes themselves as being...
by Kevin Mercado | Sep 22, 2016 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC, Events, Uncategorized
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982 according to the American Library Association. The Banned Books Week...
by Kevin Mercado | Sep 22, 2016 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC, Uncategorized
Reading Without Walls: Author Event with Gene Luen Yang and Sesame Street Sunday, September 25, at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (doors open at 10:15am) 53rd Street Library Join the New York Public Library in partnership with Sesame Workshop (the nonprofit educational...
