Holiday Art Auction Hits New High

The Holiday Children’s Book Art Auction, sponsored by the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and the ABC Children’s Group at ABA, closed on Tuesday afternoon, but not before hitting a new high and raising more than $10,000 to help defend the free speech rights of kids. Winning bidders walked away with 80 works by leading artists and illustrators.

“We are delighted by the success of this year’s auction,” ABFFE President Chris Finan said. “The holiday auction has grown rapidly since it was launched last year. We are very grateful to the artists for their support.” ABFFE will use the proceeds from the auction to support both the Kids’ Right to Read Project, which assists people fighting book challenges in schools and libraries, and Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read.

The holiday auction is the online version of the auction that is held annually during BookExpo America (BEA). The next BEA auction is scheduled for May 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Javits Convention Center in New York.