Tue, Oct 03
|Milne Public Library
"Read-In" in honor of Banned Books Week
As part of a statewide celebration of our right to read, the Milne will join with libraries across the state by hosting a "Read-In." "Let Freedom Read" by reading anything you'd like. Copies of challenged books will be provided, as will Fall snacks! Bring a chair if you'd like to sit outside!
Time & Location
Oct 03, 2023, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Milne Public Library , 1095 Main St, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA
About the Event
Our Read-In is part of "Let Freedom Read," a state-wide initiative celebrating our communities' First Amendment rights to find a variety of books at our local libraries, and takes place during Banned Books Week. Celebrate your right to read by joining us to read whatever book you like - large print, audiobook, comic, children's, teen, romance, science fiction, nonfiction, even magazines. We don't judge - and that's the point. We believe that everyone who walks into the library deserves to find a book on the shelves that is interesting or helpful to them. Unfortunately, in recent years there has been a steep increase in Massachusetts and across the United States in book challenges, which seek to reduce the variety of books on our shelves, often by targeted removal of books. Have a look at this sobering list of book challenges here in Massachusetts: https://mblc.state.ma.us/mblc_blog/2023/01/20/massachusetts-and-the-nation-wrestle-with-book-bans-challenges-and-protests-in-libraries/