Palo Alto, California, resident Kevin Sharp is the creative mind behind multiple screenplays and two award-winning short stories with works published in 100 Word Story, The First Line, and The Weeklings. Kevin Sharp also regularly attends writing conferences that include the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. Beyond the its annual conference, the ALA participates in events such as Banned Books Week.

1. Kevin Sharp, Palo Alto
September’s Banned Books Week
Celebrates Freedom of Information

2. Introduction
 Palo Alto, California, resident Kevin Sharp is the creative mind behind multiple
screenplays and two award-winning short stories with works published in 100
Word Story, The First Line, and The Weeklings. Kevin Sharp also regularly
attends writing conferences that include the American Library Association (ALA)
Annual Conference. Beyond the its annual conference, the ALA participates in
events such as Banned Books Week.
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read without repercussion and
highlights the importance of free and open access to information. The annual
event brings together librarians, booksellers, journalists, readers, and other
members of the book community in order to support freedom of literary
expression and the exchange of ideas, regardless of its popularity or orthodoxy.
Furthermore, participating organizations raise awareness about the harms of
censorship.
As part of Banned Books Week, the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom
releases an annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books using data collected
from censorship reports and media reports on challenges. Challenges involve
attempts to restrict or remove materials from public access due to the objections
of a group or individual.
Banned Books Week usually takes place during the last week of September. The
2017 Banned Books Week will take place September 24 through September 30.