Event Details
Get
behind your right to read freely and celebrate Banned Books Week! City Lit
Theater Company will return to the library to present a fun concert reading of
excerpts from the top ten most frequently challenged books of 2015. Since 2006,
City Lit--a Chicago theater specializing in staged adaptations of literary
material--has teamed up with the American Library Association’s Office of
Intellectual Freedom in honor of Banned Books Week. Its actors perform Books on
the Chopping Block at special events, libraries, and bookstores in and around
Chicago all week long. The performance runs 50 minutes and is followed by a
discussion. While the program is intended for adults, children in approximately
grade 6 and up are welcome to attend. September 25 is is the kickoff day for Banned Books Week 2016.
Event Type(s): Arts and Music, Adult Program
Age Group(s): Adult, Teen/YA