Seeking Banned Books Week Photos & Events

As Banned Books Week continues through Saturday, October 1, Bookselling This Week is asking participating booksellers to let us know how they marked the occasion and to send photos of Banned Books Week promotions and displays for inclusion in a future article. Photos and contact information should be sent to [email protected].

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) has made a variety of materials available online that can be downloaded immediately to be used as part of the celebration. The ABFFE Banned Books Week Handbook includes lists of banned books and books about free expression; downloadable images and posters; display, event, and fundraising ideas; a list of websites offering Banned Book Week information; and a number of other valuable resources. The handbook is accessible through the ABFFE website, www.abffe.com.

ABFFE is also inviting all booksellers to take advantage of a special 50 percent discount on membership if they join before the end of Banned Books Week. Member benefits include the ABFFE Update, a monthly e-mail newsletter, a FREADOM pin, the handbook "Censorship and First Amendment Rights," and other free speech resources. A membership form is available on the ABFFE website.

Launched in 1982, Banned Books Week is sponsored by ABFFE, the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, and the National Association of College Stores. Banned Books Week is also endorsed by the Library of Congress' Center for the Book.