Banned Book Trading Card Project

In order to highlight Banned Books Week last September, the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas, solicited submissions from local artists that focused on banned books. It selected seven of those submissions and created this awesome set of Banned Book Trading Cards. The back of each card includes details on the book and instances where it has been banned, as well as information about the artists and their inspiration for the particular image.

The library gave away 450 sets of the trading cards at the library and other affiliated organizations. It also did a second print run and sells sets of the cards for $7 + 2.95 shipping and handling.

 

Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Run Rabbit Run by John Updike
Run Rabbit Run by John Updike
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
1984
1984 by George Orwell