Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) invites the community to celebrate the Freedom to Read ahead of Banned Books Week, October 5-11, by participating in the Banned Books Bookmark Design Contest. Open ...

Within the variety of artistic expression, the art of book design is too often overlooked. From the 16th century well into ...

Banned Books Week is back, readers: Are you ready for it? The annual week-long celebration of literature that is banned started in 1982, after numerous book bans were put in place across the country.

Book censorship is … becoming the norm? For those who honor the work and dedication of our librarians, booksellers, authors and fellow readers, that’s the disturbing conclusion of a just-published PEN ...