Are these Banned Books Week bracelets not completely irresistable? Kudos to ALA for this great idea. And how timely–it’s only 43 shopping days til my birthday! I will print off this entry and casually leave it on the dining room table…
ALA Wrote:
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To help raise awareness that books continue to be challenged, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom is selling bracelets featuring the covers of frequently challenged books. “Adult” and “kids” signify size, although the kids-size bracelet features children’s titles, and the adult-size bracelet features adult titles.
Adult Bracelet ($18 for one; $15 each for two or more)
* The Color Purple by Alice Walker
* Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
* Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
* Howl by Allen Ginsberg
* Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
* I Read Banned Books
Kids Bracelet ($12 for one; $10 each for two or more)
* Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
* King & King by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland
* Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
* Blubber by Judy Blume
* Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
* I Read Banned Books
PLEASE NOTE
* Order one of each bracelet for only $25!
* All proceeds support the programs of the Office for Intellectual Freedom.
* Bracelets ship for free!
If you prefer to order your bracelets offline, fax the ORDER FORM (http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/basics/basicrelatedlinks/braceletorderform.pdf) to 312-280-4227, or mail to Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
Questions? Comments? Call OIF at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4220, or e-mail us us oif@ala.org.
Posted on this day, other years:
Ohh..thanks for the pointer. One shopping day to my wife’s birthday, but a second birthday present a bit later never hurt anything, eh?
As I noted in the comments section of the order form, however, I wish they had an adult-sized “kids” bracelet for elementary school and children’s librarians. What a subtle way to suggest new reading material!
Sandy’s gonna get you a Captain Underpants bracelet?
I tried to order one through their online form…. fingers crossed that it will arrive (no field for country – OIF should be aware that there are many members in the ALA International category). That’s the worst form I’ve seen in a long time.
hello, i developed the bracelet with the oif. in the next run we will have an adult version of the kids bracelet. we are looking for permission to use 2 more book covers.anyone out there in bookland with suggestions from their own publisher should contact oif or me. they will be for sale at ala midwinter. if you know a bookstore that should carry them please contact me. thanks.
good news: got permission for 2 new titles. watch for an adult sized bracelet with young adult titles! and Annie on My Mind image is readable!
adult sized bracelet with ya titles are here!we added Athletic Shorts Chris Crutcher and In the Night Kitchen. still time to get them for banned books week.