Banned Book Open Mic 2026

Celebrate Canada’s Freedom To Read Week (February 22-28) by reading aloud from your favourite "banned book" at PRPL's first ever Banned Book Open Mic! Read a five minute piece from a book for adults, teens, or children, that has been challenged in libraries or schools in Canada.

Come out to read or to just enjoy the freedom to listen. Explore the publications that have been banned or challenged in Canada, across the border, or in history. Readers and listeners welcome. Drop-in. Doors open at 5:45 pm, come early and sign up to read.

To explore a list of books that have been banned or challenged in Canada or Internationally over past decades, visit https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/

To learn more about this event check out https://prpl.ca/event/banned-book-open-mic-2026/ or contact ZWRnYXIgfCBwcnBsICEgY2E=.

You may also like the following events from Powell River Public Library:

• This Saturday, 14th February, 02:00 pm, Award Winning Author Iona Whishaw in Powell River
• Next Saturday, 21st February, 02:00 pm, Snippets from a Small Coastal Town: Understanding the Sunshine Coast in Powell River
• This month, 27th February, 02:00 pm, Working with Artificial Intelligence in Powell River