General Inquiries
For general inquiries on Banned Books Week, including more information on why books are challenged, contact bbw@ala.org or the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom at (800) 545-2433, ext. 4220.
Media Inquiries
For Booksellers
Chris Finan American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression chris@abffe.org Phone: (212) 587-4025
For General Press Inquiries and for Librarians
ALA Public Information Office Macey Morales mmorales@ala.org (800) 545-2433, ext. 4393 Jennifer Petersen jpetersen@ala.org (800) 545-2433, ext. 5043 The American Library Association created a press kit for Banned Books Week and can be found here.
For Publishers
Andi Sporkin Association of American Publishers (202) 220-4554 asporkin@publishers.org
For Schools and Classrooms
Millie Davis National Council of Teachers of English (217) 278-3634 mdavis@ncte.org
Sponsors
- American Booksellers Association bookweb.org
- American Library Association www.ala.org/bbooks Office for Intellectual Freedom oif@ala.org; bbw@ala.org (800) 545-2433, ext. 4223
- American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression Chris Finan chris@abffe.org Phone: (212) 587-4025
- American Society of Journalists and Authors www.asja.org
- Association of American Publishers www.publishers.org
- Comic Book Legal Defense Fund www.cbldf.org 255 West 36th Street Suite 501 New York, NY 10018 1-800-99-CBLDF
- National Association of College Stores www.nacs.org
- National Coalition Against Censorship Michael O’Neil michael@ncac.org o: 212-807-6222 x 107 m: 347-788-1646
- National Council of Teachers of English www.ncte.org
- PEN American Center www.pen.org
- Project Censored www.projectcensored.org Mickey S. Huff mickeyhuff@mac.com
Endorsed by
- Center for the Book in the Library of Congress www.read.gov/cfb.
Questions about bannedbooksweek.org?
This website is maintained and updated by the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom in partnership with the cosponsors of Banned Books Week. For questions concerning the website, please e-mail bbw@ala.org.