Banned Books Week

Next week is Banned Books Week. At Allerton Library, we have a small display in the Teen section set up for people to learn about banned and challenged books, and to see a few examples. I have covered the books in brown paper, in hopes that they will catch people's eyes more. Most of the books in the display are for teens, but there are a couple over there for kids--and one is a picture book!

If you are interested in learning more about Banned Books Week, I encourage you to check out these websites:

Banned Books Week--American Library Association
Kids' Right to Read Project--National Coalition Against Censorship
Book Bans and Challenges Map

Celebrate your freedom to read!

Celebrate Monticello!

Make sure to come out to the Celebration on Saturday! My fellow librarians and I will be out on the square, helping kids paint suncatchers and raffling off children's books. We'll be there from 10-4.

Also, a side note: as you may know from my profile, I am a huge Harry Potter fan. I have recently discovered the Harry Potter audiobooks and I am COMPLETELY HOOKED. The drive to work (and anywhere, as a matter of fact) is fun again! Jim Dale is an incredible narrator and really makes the story come alive. I like the audiobooks much better than the movies in that respect, actually. So, come check out our collection of children's audiobooks, and pick out something you like!

Fancy Nancy Party!

I'm excited to announce our upcoming Fancy Nancy party, which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2:30. It's open to kids 3+, and we'll have lots of great activities.

First we'll read a Fancy Nancy story (probably the one pictured at left) and play Dress Up the Un-Fancy Librarian. Then we'll have fancy snacks and do fancy crafts. There will also be raffle giveaways and activity pages from the HarperCollins website. Everyone is encouraged to wear their fancy clothes!

Registration is required and closes on Oct. 8. If you're not sure if you will come, but think you might, please register anyway. There is no penalty for no-shows or cancellations, and I would much rather have too many cookies and craft supplies than too few. You can email me, call the library, or stop by to register or get more information.