Every
year we look forward to spreading the word about Banned Books Week. We participate by making a display at the
front of the store with books that have either been banned or challenged in
schools or libraries sometime in their published history. These challenges go back to the 1500s and
stretch throughout history up to and including this year. Every year books are challenged and banned. In every case, the American Library
Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom is there to defend the book under
scrutiny. Support your local bookstores
and libraries by reading a banned book.
To
bring awareness and enlightenment to the plight of banned books after-words is
offering a promotion during Banned Books Week, September 25th through October
1st. If you buy a book from our display
you are entitled to a free gift while supplies last.
With
that purchase, we will give you a FREE literary themed matchbox and a copy of
the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. This holds our 1st Amendment which
guarantees us that all-important freedom of speech.
