City Lit Theater Spotlights Books on the Chopping Block
Chicago’s City Lit Theater is teaming with the American Library Association for Books on the Chopping Block, a series of virtual events featuring dramatic readings from banned and challenged books. Keep reading to check out the trailer for the series!
Three virtual events are scheduled so far:
- American Library Association Facebook Live Event: Sunday, September 27, at 2:00 p.m. CDT
- DePaul University: Wednesday, September 30, at 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Mount Prospect Library: Tuesday, October 1, at 7:00 p.m. CDT (pre-recorded)
There’s still time to take part in the series, so if you are a library and would like to host an online performance, please contact City Lit’s Katy Nielsen at knielsen@citylit.org
City Lit and ALA have partnered on this celebration of Banned Books Week since 2006, with special events, libraries, and bookstores in and around Chicago in previous years. “Our focus is literate theatre, so we are naturally concerned by attempts to keep books away from people,” say City Lit Artistic Director Terry McCabe. “We are privileged to continue our alliance with the ALA in this important work.”
Find out more about Books on the Chopping Block here.