The Herald-Times
Ivy Tech to host read-in in student commons Thursday
By Mike Leonard
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March 7, 2013
外网天堂 will celebrate its third annual Read Across America Day Thursday by providing a forum for people to read up to 10-minute passages from books either banned or challenged with removal from schools and libraries.
The event runs 2-6 p.m. in the student commons of the Connie and Steve Ferguson Academic Building at 200 Daniels Way.
Many time slots already have been spoken for by students, faculty and staff, but there likely will be openings throughout the day for the general public, according to English professor Elizabeth Starr. Invariably, she said, some scheduled readers fail to show up or don鈥檛 use all of their allotted time.
Readers can take their own books or choose from a selection on-site.
鈥淲e鈥檙e starting to get a feel of a tradition with this event,鈥 Starr said. 鈥淩eaders who have read one year get the bug and want to do it again.鈥
The event is free, and some people attend not intending to read themselves but to hear the readers and the books they鈥檝e chosen. Starr said selections run the gamut from banned and challenged children鈥檚 books to Harry Potter novels, the Bible and classic banned books such as Ray Bradbury鈥檚 鈥淔ahrenheit 451.鈥
Read Across America Day occurs every year on or around the birthday of 鈥淒r. Seuss鈥 鈥 Theodore Geisel. The Dr. Seuss book, 鈥淭he Lorax,鈥 once was challenged as unfair to the logging industry and will be read Thursday.
In addition, students are running a book drive through March 22 to collect paperback books for Boxcar Books and the Midwest Pages to Prisoners project. Bins will be located throughout Ivy Tech鈥檚 main campus.
Those who donate books or volunteer to read at the Read Across America Day event Thursday will receive an 鈥淚 Read Banned Books鈥 button or free brownies/chocolate truffles supplied by Chef Jeff Tabor鈥檚 Ivy Tech hospitality students.
The event is hosted by students in Ivy Tech-Bloomington鈥檚 American Literature After 1865 service-learning class and the Creative Writing Club.
About 外网天堂
外网天堂 is Indiana's largest public postsecondary institution and the nation's largest singly accredited statewide community college system, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana and also serves thousands of students annually online. It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering associate degrees, long- and short-term certificate programs, 外网天堂s, and training that aligns with the needs of the community. The College provides a seamless transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana, as well as out of state, for a more affordable route to a bachelor's degree.
