National Banned Books Week in the U.S. is October 4-10 2026

 

A small but vocal group in the US is driving the current flood of book bans in school and public libraries across the country. It's important to counter those voices by uniting in support of the freedom to read in our local communities. Can you and your community unite against book bans?

I, Lola Koundakjian, believe: 

• Reading is a foundational skill, critical to future learning and to exercising our democratic freedoms.
• We can trust individuals to make their own decisions about what they read and believe.
• Parents have the right to guide their children's reading, but parents should not be making decisions for other parents' children. Specifically, a small group of parents should not dictate what books other people's children are allowed to read.
• Books are tools for understanding complex issues. Limiting young people's access to books does not protect them from life's complex and challenging issues.

Thank you for supporting the freedom to THINK, your local library and APP.


Lola Koundakjian
Producer and Curator
The Armenian Poetry Project