“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” – Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
Join Miami Book Fair co-founder Mitchell Kaplan, and owner of Books & Books, for the free distribution of Amanda Gorman’s Presidential inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb, among other banned-in-Florida books at the Coral Gables Congregational Church on Tuesday June 6, at 6 p.m. (3010 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables, Florida 33134).
Books & Books, Miami’s largest independent book seller, has been selling books since 1982 – and that includes many banned books, such as: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Maus by Art Spiegelman, I am Billie Jean King by Brad Meltzer, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, among many others.
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In addition to members of the community distributing copies of Amanda Gorman’s The Hill We Climb , along with other banned books from Florida’s schools and libraries – The ABCs of Black Culture by Rio Cortez and Love to Langston by Tony Medina – authors and the like will also be reading from these books.
Miami-Dade County Poet Laureate Richard Blanco, award winning author Edwidge Danticat, Mitchell Kaplan, among many others, who have banded together to lead Miami-Dade County’s first community-based effort towards this challenge.
More free and cheap things to do with kids this week: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Sunny Isles Branch Library
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Discounted | Galaxy Skateway Davie
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
Thursday, October 5, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | West Flagler Branch Library
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
5:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
Saturday, October 7, 2023
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Home Depot stores
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:30 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Holiday Park
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-12.00 | C.B. Smith Park
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:30 am | FREE | Sugar Sand Park, Boca Raton
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | West Flagler Branch Library
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Main Library, Palm Beach Co.
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
7:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Fox Observatory
Sunday, October 8, 2023
All Day | FREE | South Florida Museums
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-12.00 | C.B. Smith Park
10:30 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Marando Farms
11:30 am to 2:00 pm | $3.00-4.50 | Tradewinds Park
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Xtreme Action Park
Monday, October 9, 2023
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Adrienne Arsht Center
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Manatee Lagoon, Palm Beach
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | FREE
9:00 am to 9:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
9:30 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | West Kendall Regional Library
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $12.32-19.53 | The Berry Farms
12:30 pm | FREE | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
1:00 pm | $10.00 | Sandoway Discovery Center, Delray Beach
1:30 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Miami Springs Branch Library
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