Your NPR Library Invites You to Celebrate Your Right to Read With a Free Concert Series in Sims Park
New Port Richey, FL (September 6, 2016) – Your NPR City Library is hosting a free concert series in celebration of Banned Books Week that occurs in October. The concert series began in July and takes place the third Thursday of each month through October. The free community event begins at 7:30 pm.
Each month features a new band of various genres. Guests are invited to bring books to trade with friends and neighbors. The BANneD BOOKS concert is a smaller, more intimate gathering at the riverside amphitheater, located near the Main Street entrance of Sims Park. The Sno Shack, a new downtown business, will be on site offering cool and refreshing treats. Guests are encouraged to stop by local restaurants for take out to enjoy at the park.
September 15 – 6 Volt Rodeo (Western Swing/Classic Country/Hot Jazz)
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October 20 – Holey Miss Moley (Florida Funk)
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BANneD Books promotes “Intellectual freedom,” a core tenet in the Library Bill of Rights. https://
Why? Freedom of expression and choice is vital to a strong democracy. Therefore, Public Libraries help their community members develop critical thinking skills, and we advocate for the access to all materials that help them the way to their own voice.
About Our Performers
Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield
Roy Schneider is a singer-songwriter in the grandest tradition of Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Guy Clark, and Lyle Lovett. But, his voice, songwriting skill, stagecraft, and instrumental talent are all his own.
Along with partner Kim Mayfield, the duo has toured through 38 states in their Honda Odyssey nicknamed “Ulysses,” bringing their tasty and beguiling stew of roots, folk and Americana music to all who will listen. The duo have raised over $20,000 through crowdfunding to record, produce and promote their last two releases, Walls that Talk, and Ten from the Pen, both of which have been added to Pandora radio.
6 Volt Rodeo
Arising from the dust and tumbleweeds of Palm Harbor, Florida (an area long considered to be the wild west of Tampa Bay), five aficionados of western swing, classic country, jazz, rockabilly have combined to create Six Volt Rodeo: Florida’s top Western Swing Band.
Holey Miss Moley
Holey Miss Moley is a nine piece Funk-Flavored Rock-Soul Infused Groove Factory from Everywhere, Florida.
About Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982 according to the American Library Association. The 10 most challenged titles of 2015 were:
The top ten most challenged books of 2015 include:
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Looking for Alaska, by John Green
Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.
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Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James
Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and other (“poorly written,” “concerns that a group of teenagers will want to try it”).
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I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
Reasons: Inaccurate, homosexuality, sex education, religious viewpoint, and unsuited for age group.
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Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, by Susan Kuklin
Reasons: Anti-family, offensive language, homosexuality, sex education, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“wants to remove from collection to ward off complaints”).
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
Reasons: Offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“profanity and atheism”).
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The Holy Bible
Reasons: Religious viewpoint.
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Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel
Reasons: Violence and other (“graphic images”).
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Habibi, by Craig Thompson
Reasons: Nudity, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.
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Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, by Jeanette Winter
Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group, and violence.
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Two Boys Kissing, by David Levithan
Reasons: Homosexuality and other (“condones public displays of affection”).
Source: www.bannedbooksweek.org
About New Port Richey Public Library
The New Port Richey Public Library was established in 1919 and has been an integral part of the community ever since. Over 500,00 guests utilize the library’s services every year as well as participate in events designed to promote free access to information and a rich cultural experience.
