How can you protect free and open access to books and knowledge?

Help NYPL restock our shelves with books of all kinds—including those banned or challenged around the country. [View in browser]( [Forward]( [Donate]( [The New York Public Library] Help NYPL provide unlimited access to all books—including books that have been frequently challenged around the country. [Every dollar you donate will go twice as far.]( You’re likely aware of the numerous book bans and challenges that are taking place in schools, libraries, and communities across America. Often, these banned books are those that explore race, religion, and history and center people of color and LGBTQ+ voices. Take, for example, the novels of Toni Morrison, winner of both the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes. Few books have inspired and moved readers more than hers. And few books have been as challenged, and, at times, banned. Last month, during The New York Public Library’s annual Banned Books Week, an all-star line-up of writers, actors, and thinkers honored Morrison’s work at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture with readings, performances, and in-depth conversations about her masterwork Beloved. Both Beloved and The Bluest Eye—indelible works—are available right now with unlimited access through The New York Public Library's free e-reader app, SimplyE. Making banned and challenged books available to all is just one way the Library stays true to its mission to provide open access to information and knowledge—a mission that is directly opposed to censorship. [Donate $25—We Receive $50]( (That’s 2.5 books!) [Donate $50—We Receive $100]( (That’s 5 books!) [Donate $100—We Receive $200]( (That’s 10 books!) The Library’s Book Fund has an ambitious goal to stock our shelves with 17,500 new books—from literary classics to the latest titles, including frequently challenged books like Toni Morrison’s. [Do something bold with your first-ever gift to the Library and support open access to literature and the right to read freely.]( As a sign of our thanks, we’ll send you a free bookplate sticker to personalize any book in your own library. We at the Schomburg Center—and across The New York Public Library—are dedicated to the free and open circulation of knowledge in all its forms. We are devoted to fostering and protecting free inquiry and study. [Make your Book Fund gift today]( and ensure that the Library remains a beacon of independent curiosity and learning, with free access to literature of all kinds—including the complete works of Toni Morrison. Thank you for your generosity and devotion to great literature. With gratitude, [Donate and get your NYPL bookplate sticker today!]( [Joy Bivin's signature] Joy L. Bivins Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture [Donate today and your gift goes 2x as far]( P.S.: Throughout her career, Toni Morrison was a champion for the power of reading and an outspoken critic of censorship and book bans. In honor of that legacy, we’re making two of her classic—and frequently banned—titles available for unlimited checkouts on our free e-reader app, SimplyE, through October 31. --------------------------------------------------------------- Government funding pays only a portion of The New York Public Library's operating expenses. The Library relies on the support of individual donors like you to help stock our shelves, host programs, protect our world-class collections, and more. If you wish to no longer receive messages like this one, [click here to be removed from fundraising emails](. --------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to {EMAIL}. [Donate]( | [Forward to a Friend]( | [Update Your Profile]( | [1-Click Unsubscribe from Fundraising Messages]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact Us]( [The New York Public Library]( | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building | Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street | New York, NY 10018