The topics of sexual assault ( Speak), racism ( Stamped), and mental illness during adolescence ( Catcher in the Rye) can exist in middle-grade literature and deserve to be talked about with kids under 13, but these particular books were just not intended for a younger audience. Users under 13 years of age can only access King and the Dragon Flies. The books can be found in the Books for All Collection with no waits or fines. Salinger, Speakby Laurie Halse Anderson, and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginningby Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. These books include King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. April & May Books (Back Bay Books)įor this initiative, the NYPL chose books with diverse backgrounds, topics, and reasons why they face censorship. Any effort to eliminate those choices stands in opposition to freedom of choice, and we cannot let that happen. But to protect those freedoms, the books and information must remain available. All people have the right to read or not read what they want-we are all entitled to make those choices. Knowledge is power ignorance is dangerous, breeding hate and division. The American Library Association (whose Library Bill of Rights is in clear opposition to any censorship or book banning) recently tracked an unprecedented number of challenges to library, school, and university materials in 2021.
The recent instances of both attempted and successful book banning-primarily on titles that explore race, LGBTQ+ issues, religion, and history-are extremely disturbing and amount to an all-out attack on the very foundation of our democracy. NYPL president Tony Marx stated on April 13,
#NY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKS FREE#
However, the Brooklyn Public Library is launching its own anti-censorship initiative to give out free library cards nationwide. NYPL cards are only available to those in the state of New York. Even without a NYPL library card, anyone can access these books through the SimpleE app on iOS or Android. Working with curatorial staff of the Library to do justice to their historic collection as well as treat these significant artifacts with due care and respect, we sought to create beautiful, unique, high quality products.In partnership with publishers Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, and Scholastic, the New York Public Library (NYPL) has announced a new initiative to increase access to commonly banned books for readers nationwide. We sought to capture the most important details through our uniquely textured covers and rich, colourful palettes. Over the next year, we shared brainstorm sessions, concepts and mockups with the NYPL team.
Their passion was contagious, and our talented graphic artists dove headfirst into interpreting the art as Paperblanks cover designs. We were connected with many of the curators working on the exhibition so we could learn firsthand the cultural and historical details behind the pieces – important information that could only be shared by someone who has devoted their life’s work to researching it. As soon as we returned to our home office in Vancouver, Canada, our marketing and design teams got to work.
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