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Program Description
Central Illinois Reads
The Freedom to Read is essential to our democracy, but also under attack.
Central Illinois libraries are joining together to encourage you to exercise your intellectual freedom.
- Get a library card.
- Read outside your comfort zone.
- Unite against book bans.
Central Illinois Reads: Freedom to Read is a community partnership of libraries, organizations, and institutions committed to preserving everyone's Freedom to Read.
- Bradley University
- Chillicothe Public Library
- Dunlap Public Library District
- Fondulac Library District
- Illinois Prairie District Public Library
- Methodist College
- Morton Public Library
- Neighborhood House.
- Pekin Public Library
- Peoria Public Library
Event Details
Speak: A Panel Discussion - Led by EPCHS Students
Join us for this panel discussion as we give teens a voice and listen to them speak about some tough, important topics of today, using the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson as a prompt.
Eight high school students from East Peoria Community High School will discuss the difficult topics in this often-banned/challenged book, which deals with teen rape, suicidal ideation, and depression.
Please note: This program is being held at the Fondulac District Library in East Peoria.