San Francisco Public Library’s annual Banned Books celebration takes a turn to the grey (and risqué). Join Emily Morse, the San Francisco star of Bravo TV’s newest hit, Miss Advis
ed and host of the podcast Sex with Emily to dissect and discussThe New York Times best seller and much-banned book, 50 Shades of Grey. So unleash your inner goddess, share your opinions about the 50 Shades phenomena and celebrate the freedom to read all the erotic fiction you want.
Banned Books Week is an annual event highlighting 
the importance of the First Amendment and the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the U.S. The Fifty Shades of Grey books trilogy by E.L. James was banned this Spring in libraries in three states. San Francisco Public Library’s event is part of Banned by the Bay celebration. For more information visit www.bannedbythebay.org. A book sale by Readers Books follows the event.
Related Exhibitions and Events
- Woman King
- Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Main Library, Latino/Hispanic B - Peony poetry reading and book talk
- Saturday, June 8, 2013
Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Rms A & B - Islands of the Bay
- Saturday, June 8, 2013
Visitacion Valley - Bay Area Authors Speak Out
- Sunday, June 9, 2013
Main Library, Koret Auditorium - An Insider’s Guide to San Francisco’s Chinatown
- Monday, June 10, 2013
Sunset - Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father
- Thursday, June 20, 2013
Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Rms A & B
