Black White & READ:
A Dearborn Community Literacy Initiative
Events
Black White & Read Committee Sponsored Activities:
- 6/11/12: Summer art camp for youth, held at Veraestau. Details TBA.
- 6/16/12: Dolly Parton Imagination Library promotion with a Dolly Parton Look-Alike Sound-Alike Talent Contest. This event will be held at the Lawrenceburg Speedway. Registration form is available online at the HHLL website. Look for "Dolly Parton Look-a-Like Contest - Register Now!"
- 7/28/12: Getting Published and Staying Published. 2PM at Lawrenceburg Public Library District.
- 9/6/12: Mocktails Class at Ivy Tech
- 9/11/12: Talking about F. Scott Fitzgerald. 7:15PM at Lawrenceburg Public Library.
- 9/18/12: Talking about F. Scott Fitzgerald. 7 PM at Aurora Public Library.
- 09/25/12: Meet Zelda Fitzgerald. 2 PM at Lawrenceburg Public Library.
- 09/27/12: Meet Zelda Fitzgerald. 7 PM at Aurora Public Library.
- 10/13/12: Great Gatsby Gala concluding event as a fundraiser for Hoosier Hills Literacy League. Held at LPL.
Book discussions
Lawrenceburg Public Library District and Aurora Public Library District will have multiple copies of The Great Gatsby and Black Beauty available to community groups and to individuals. Schools will be offered classroom copies.
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| Access more information via Novelist at Lawrenceburg Public Library District | Access more information via Novelist at Lawrenceburg Public Library District |
| or Aurora Public Library | or Aurora Public Library |
Special Events
February – September
Organizing Partners will independently host a variety of free activities and programs featuring classic literature, films, music and art. Lawrenceburg Public Library District will coordinate existing programs (Toon In, Brown Bag) with the "Black White & READ initiative" as well as offer special programming. Please visit each partner organization website, on the left side navagation bar, for more details.
Lawrenceburg Public Libray District Events that will highlight the Black White & Read campaign
February - Library Lovers' Month ♦ March - Launch Your Own Business Seminar ♦ April - Money Smart Week ♦ May - Life is a Story program ♦ June - Astronomy program ♦ July - Brown Bag Film Series ♦ August - Toon In with Dan Toon ♦ September - Community Read ♦ October - Gatsby Gala

