In 1982, Banned Books Week was launched during the first week of October to protest the sharp rise in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores, and libraries. This year, the last week of the month has been designated Prison Banned Books Week (PBBW), to shine a light on the disproportionate role prisons play in book censorship. In observation of PBBW, we are partnering with these four local bookstores to get some of our most highly requested titles. If you purc

And extra thanks to Amit, Neiha, Christina, and Kris for gleaning books left over from the sale last Sunday and ferrying them to our space. This is the fifteenth year the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island has let us take as much as we can scoop up in half an hour, once the sale has ended. This year, they donated: 3 boxes of dictionaries 3 boxes of cookbooks 2 boxes of gardening 1 box of games (including chess) 4 boxes of history 1 box of art/how to draw+paint 1 box of philosop