Join the Banned Books Week Coalition and ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom at 1:00 p.m. CDT, September 30, for an exclusive Facebook Live event with acclaimed and award-winning author Alex Gino! The event celebrates Banned Books Week, which takes place September 23 – October 3, 2020, and will broadcast live on the Banned Books Week Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek/). 

Join the Banned Books Week Coalition and the National Coalition Against Censorship at 6:00 p.m. EDT, September 29, for an exclusive Facebook Live event with Grammy Award-winning musicians and free expression heroes Portugal. The Man! The event celebrates Banned Books Week, which takes place September 23 – October 3, 2020, and will broadcast live on the NCAC Facebook page. 

Join us on the Library Lawn Wednesday, September 30th between 3pm and 6pm for readings of recent and past challenged books, by community members including author Tanya Lee Stone (reading from her own banned book), Mike DeSanto, owner of Phoenix Books, retired principal, Amy Mellencamp and many more...

Join the Friends' on the Library Lawn for a Booksale! Weather Permitting. 

Join Abby the Teen Librarian for an introduction to the 3D printing app, "Tinkercad"! 

Tinkercad 101 will provide a brief overview of the web app, Tinkercad, and help prepare you for printing with the library's new 3D printer! There will be time for Q&A. This program is designed for all ages, but may be most suitable for those ages 10+. For any questions, please contact Abby at akolosovskiy@burlingtonvt.gov. 

Please note: this free event will be held on the Digital Programs portion of our website, our Facebook page, and our YouTube channel.  The event is part of our Fall Conference 2020.

Please note: this free event will be held on Zoom. Registration is required. Register for the Democracy Knitting Circle. The event is part of our Fall Conference 2020.

To mark what would have been author Ray Bradbury’s 100th birthday on August 22nd, the Library of Congress, the Los Angeles Public Library and libraries from across the nation have banded together for a virtual “read-a-thon” dedicated to Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.

Phoenix Books Essex & Burlington is hosting author Kate Messner for a virtual HISTORY SMASHERS event to celebrate #IndependentBookstoreDay!
Get ready to be quizzed on your history myth-busting skills!

This event is free but requires registration.

From Embrace Race:

There have always been parents, grandparents and other caregivers organizing for child-centered racial equity in their communities. Today, their efforts are as vital as ever.