Past events tagged "Banned Books Week"
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Sep. 26, 2018 - 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Celebrate your right to read & speak your mind freely. In honor of Banned Books Week, we will have several activities that will give you the opportunity to show your support for books that have been banned or challenged. Win cool prizes and enjoy snacks. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12...
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Sep. 28, 2017 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Celebrate Banned Books Week by participating in a video read-out. Space is limited; registration is required.
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Sep. 27, 2017 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Celebrate Banned Books Week with Anythink! Learn about ways books have been censored and even destroyed throughout history as you decorate, write in, cut up, customize, color on, and otherwise WRECK a provided copy of Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith that will be yours to keep. Light refreshments...
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Sep. 28, 2016 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Let’s celebrate our right to read what we choose with fun activities, food, and more.Light refreshments will be provided. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12. Space is limited; registration is recommended.
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Sep. 25, 2013 - 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
What does censorship look like today? Explore issues of censorship as they relate to education, media, employment, law and the Internet. Join ACLU lawyer and law professor Charles Nadler for an interactive Q&A session regarding First Amendment rights. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Sep. 25, 2013 - 4:15 pm
Explore your freedom to read, think, and do whatever interests you with Anythink. Join special guests for some interactive and expressive activities focused on learning about why some books have been challenged or banned. We'll also create a video celebrating the freedom to read that will be...
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Sep. 25, 2013 - 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Create a unique craft using game tiles to make pendants and earrings featuring photos of banned book covers or other messages. Wear your support for the freedom to read!
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Sep. 25, 2013 - 3:00 pm
Celebrate your freedom to read by creating a unique work of art from a book. Draw, sew fold, cut, tear and create 3-D structures to give new life to an unwanted book. All materials and supplies provided. Grades 6-12 welcome.
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Sep. 25, 2013 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Celebrate Banned Books Week with a talented group of actors from City Lit Theatre Company in Chicago. Watch as they perform dramatic readings from the top 10 banned books from a list compiled by the American Library Association.
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Sep. 25, 2013 - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Perl Mack Library will be hosting a day-long event highlighting challenged books in America throughout the years. We will attempt to have someone reading passages of these books out loud throughout the entire day that we are open. Sign-up sheets will be available to anyone who might be interested...
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