By CYNTHIA L. CATES Executive Director, Kosciusko Literacy Services Did you know that Warsaw has had two book burnings? Kosciusko Literacy Services will launch The Big Read featuring Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” on Monday, March 16, with “Censorship On Trial,” a panel that will explore the role of censorship and will tackle the topic “Should …read more.

By CYNTHIA L. CATES Executive Director, Kosciusko Literacy Services 37 years have passed since the book burning in Warsaw and 41 years since John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” was banned in Syracuse. Focusing on government ordered book burnings, Ray Bradbury’s novel “Fahrenheit 451”, this year’s book selection for the community book read, was published …read more.

Banned Books Week is Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. Intellectual freedom – the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular – provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. This week stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who …read more.