The Banned Book Jail
A Brief Ceremony Commemorating New Art in Yerba Buena
Join us at 854 Folsom Street on World Book Day, Wednesday April 23rd, at 12:30 pm, for a brief ceremony with the artist and local dignitaries.
The Banned Book Jail, created by Robert Bernstein aka neverbeforedesign, is a poignant reminder that banned books and censorship are on the rise. Including 60 banned books ranging from literary classics like 1984, to children’s stories like Peter Rabbit, the art piece is a testament to the liberation literature provides and the resistance these texts symbolize to readers and distributors.
“Banning books to close minds is the tool of despots. Fear of ideas is a necessary condition for citizens to accept infringements on their liberties. Books, banned now or previously in the history of our nation, are breaking free.”
Robert Bernstein
After the ceremony join us for refreshments and free admission. On display is a special exhibit, Chapter 10, highlighting special exhibits from the last ten years and celebrating ten years in Yerba Buena.
The event brought to you in part by grants from Yerba Buena Partnership and the San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development.
