Authors Against Book Bans will host a Banned Book read-aloud from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St., according to a community announcement. Participants ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.