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The American Bookbinders Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.
The American Bookbinders Museum invites you to commemorate a new piece of public art on Folsom Street, The Banned Book Jail. Join us at 854 Folsom on World Book Day, April 23rd, at 12:30 pm for a brief ceremony with the artist. After the ceremony, join us for refreshments and free admission.![]()
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The American Bookbinders Museum is unveiling The Banned Book Jail, a permanent art installation highlighting censorship in the form of book banning in the United States. We invite you to learn why all of these books were banned with us every day leading up to the artwork's official unveiling and ribbon-cutting ceremony on World Book Day, April 23rd, at 12:30 pm here at the American Bookbinders Museum. ![]()
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Harriet the Spy is a beloved quirky children's book character. It was taken out of multiple schools during the time of the trilogy's publication in the 1960s and through to the 1980s. The reasoning: Harriet set a bad example for young readers because she talks back to adults and lies. She does this due to her being a spy and wanting to solv#bookbindersmuseumo#ABMd#harrietthespy #bannedbooksp#ImWithTheBannedI#publicartn#readbannedbooksR#censorshipoks #Censorship
The American Bookbinders Museum is unveiling The Banned Book Jail, a permanent art installation highlighting censorship in the form of book banning in the United States. We invite you to learn why all of these books were banned with us every day leading up to the artwork's official unveiling and ribbon-cutting ceremony on World Book Day, April 23rd, at 12:30 pm here at the American Bookbinders Museum. ![]()
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini follows the story of Amir, a boy from a wealthy family in Afghanistan who betrays his childhood best friend Hassan, leading to years of guilt and regret. Years later, in America, Amir returns to Afghanistan to confront his past and connect with Hassan’s son, Sohrab. Hosseini’s debut novel became a No.1 New York Times bestseller and was selected as one of the NYT Reader’s Picks 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. ![]()
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However, The Kite Runner has been regularly challenged by school districts throughout the country due to its depictions of violence and vulgar language. With 73 bans, the novel ranks 8th among the 11 most banned books of the 2023-2024 school year according to PEN America.![]()
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The American Bookbinders recently installed The Banned Book Jail, a permanent art installation highlighting censorship in the form of book banning in the United States. Join us every day to learn why each of these books was banned. We would love for you to join us in person on April 23rd at 12:30 pm for the artwork's official unveiling and ribbon-cutting ceremony. ![]()
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a contemporary classic novel which follows a white lawyer’s defense of a Black man against a false rape charge by a white woman. The book is a frequently challenged book in the United States. ![]()
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One of the earliest challenges to the novel was in Hanover County, Virginia, only six years after its initial publication. The school board wished to remove the book from all county schools saying the book's central narrative was “immoral.” In a letterHarper Lee wrote began: “Recently I have received echoes down this way of the Hanover County School Board’s activities, and what I’ve heard makes me wonder if any of its members can read.” ![]()
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Today the book continues to face bans with one of the most recent in Biloxi, Mississippi. In one interview James LaRue, director of the American Library Association states this in response to the ban, “The most current challenge to it is among the vaguest ones that I’ve ever heard,” he says. The Biloxi School Board “just says it ‘makes people uncomfortable.’” LaRue finds this argument unconvincing, “the whole point to classics is they challenge the way we think about things.”![]()
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#Bookbindersmuseum #ABM #HarperLee #ToKillaMockingbird #Bannedbooks #ImWithTheBanned #PublicArt #ReadBannedBooks #Censorship
The American Bookbinders Museum invites you to commemorate a new piece of public art on Folsom Street, The Banned Book Jail. Join us at 854 Folsom on World Book Day, April 23rd, at 12:30 pm for a brief ceremony with the artist. After the ceremony, join us for refreshments and free admission.![]()
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#bookbindersmuseum #ABM #bannedbooks #ImWithTheBanned #publicart #readbannedbooks #censorship