Paint the Town REaD with POP in October!

Tell Asheville that books are important to you!

Big books. Little books. Books for children. Even banned and challenged books.

Join The POP Project this fall for the “Paint the Town REaD” fundraiser and read-a-thon. Read from your favorite banned or challenged books at Vance Monument in downtown Asheville on Tuesday, October 2 from 10:00 am – 7:00 pm.

The POP Project is calling for participants to read for 22 minutes, or approximately 3,500 words, from the banned or challenged books of their choice. With your help, we plan to read around 70,000 words from banned text throughout the day.

There is a “Paint the Town REaD” participation fee of $25. We encourage you to have your friends and coworkers support you by pledging funds. Have them pledge by the word, by the minute, or just as an overall contribution. All proceeds go to support local literacy efforts.

Interested? Download the registration form here or visit our Facebook event to show your support.

Registration form and fees are due by Friday, September 14. All participants will receive further directions after registration.

Banned Book Week is Sept 30 – Oct 6, 2012. This week celebrates the great literary works that have been banned or challenged around the world.

What is a banned or challenged book?

Chances are you have already read many of them. If you have enjoyed “The Catcher In The Rye” and “Farewell To Arms,” or books by Dr. Seuss and Kurt Vonnegut, then you’ve read banned and challenged books.

So, sign up, grab your favorite authors, or choose from the POP Project’s available banned books, and meet us downtown.