BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Hamilton Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Hamilton Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:80ff76f5-e8a4-45df-9b5d-544c0822cd5a SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260802T152930Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T193000 SUMMARY:Artist Talk LOCATION:Waterdown Branch\nWaterdown Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waterdown Branch;X-APPLE-R ADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Waterdown Branch:geo:43.323832,-79.904941 GEO:43.323832;-79.904941 DESCRIPTION:Kelly McCray discusses the development of The Tower of Banned Books\, now on display at the Waterdown Branch..\nhttps://hpl.libnet.info/ event/15658003 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Celebrate Freedom to Read Week (Feb 22-28) by joining artist Kelly McCray for a talk on the creation of the Tower of Banned Books now on display at the \;Waterdown B ranch.

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The Tower of Banned Books is an art installation built from hundreds of challenged and banned books\, symbolizing the ongoing fig ht for intellectual freedom.

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The Tower depicts the weight of censo rship through the ages while amplifying the ongoing saga of books facing u ntold challenges in libraries\, schools and bookstores\, including works b y contemporary children&rsquo\;s and young adult authors. The sculptural i nstallation comprises 500&ndash\;600 used books. The top of the tower is c rowned with a chaotic assemblage of open books\, heavily redacted with red reflective tape. The banned book tower was first introduced to the public in 2023.

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Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual fre edom\, a guarantee under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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