“World Book Day” at The American Bookbinders Museum (SF)

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A Brief Ceremony Commemorating New Art in Yerba Buena

Join us on World Book Day for a brief ceremony with the artist and local dignitaries. The Banned Book Jail, created by Robert Bernstein a.k.a neverbeforedesign, is a poignant reminder that banned books and censorship are on the rise. Including 60 banned books ranging from literary classics like 1984, to children’s stories like Peter Rabbit, the art piece is a testament to the liberation literature provides and the resistance these texts symbolize to readers and distributors.

World Book Day: “The Banned Books Jail” Official Unveiling
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 12:30p – 1p
American Bookbinders Museum, 355 Clementina St., SF
FREE

“Banning books to close minds is the tool of despots. Fear of ideas is a necessary condition for citizens to accept infringements on their liberties. Books, banned now or previously in the history of our nation, are breaking free.” – Robert Bernstein

After the ceremony join us for refreshments. On display is a special highlights exhibit, Chapter 10, celebrating 10 ten years in Yerba Buena.

American Bookbinders Museum

The American Bookbinders Museum is the only museum of its kind in North America, celebrating and exploring the history, tools and stories of bookbinders and bookbinding, from its earliest forms through the changes and innovations of the industrial revolution.

 

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