Rock Island, IL: Not every book is right for every reader, but we should have the right to think and decide for ourselves. That's the idea behind Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 2015, and the reason for a public "read-in" on Sept. 29 at the Rock Island Main Library.
The Rock Island Library and the Midwest Writing Center will host local writers, librarians and other bibliophiles who love reading and listening to the spoken word in a Banned Books Week Reading of banned or challenged works on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the Rock Island Main Library Community Room, 401 19th Street. Refreshments start at 5:30 pm with guest readings starting at 6:00 pm. Drawings will also be held for Banned Books Week t-shirts, buttons and other giveaways.
This Banned Books Week event celebrates our freedom of speech and our freedom to choose what we read, listen to, or view.
The event is sponsored by the Rock Island Public Library and Midwest Writing Center. The event is free and open to the public. The content of some readings may not be suitable for all ages. Banned Books Week is presented annually in the final week of September by the Office of Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association.
For more free programs, visit www.rockislandlibrary.org, call 309-732-READ or pick up a fall events brochure at the Rock Island Main Library, 30/31 or Southwest Branches.
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