Prison Banned Books Week
Sun, Oct 19
|Pick one of four participating bookstores!
Prisons and jails ban more books than all public schools and libraries combined. Prison Banned Books Week is an annual campaign that shines a light on this widespread censorship and advocates for the rights of incarcerated and detained people to access literature and express themselves freely.
Time & Location
Oct 19, 2025, 7:00 AM
Pick one of four participating bookstores!
About the event
Raising awareness of this most pervasive practice of censorship in America, the third, annual Prison Banned Books Week brings together over sixty organizations working for free expression. Independent booksellers, libraries, prison book programs, civil and First Amendment rights organizations and legal advocacy organizations work tirelessly to ensure the free access to information and ideas necessary for a democratic society. Visit our partner bookstores and purchase a book to donate during this Prison Banned Books week and have your donation matched 100% to Portland Books Through Bars. Participating Bookstores:
Always Here Bookstore (4555 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97217)
Bishop & Wilde (2601 NW Thurman St, Portland, OR 97210)
Third Eye Books (2518 SE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97202)
Wallace Books (7241 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202)