Residents can hear about two book burnings in Warsaw’s history when Kosciusko Literacy Services launchs The Big Read March 16 with “Censorship On Trial.” The featured book this year is Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. The 6:30 p.m. panel in the old courtroom of the Kosciusko County Courthouse will explore the role of censorship and will tackle the topic “Should books be banned?” Panelists include Jack Musgrave, a retired teacher who witnessed the 1977 Warsaw book burning; Steve Henn, a teacher and author of “The 30th Anniversary Warsaw Community Commemorative Book Burning”; and Lori Roe and Rebecca Faught, professors at Ivy Tech Community College. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Indiana Humanities and the TCU Foundation are also sponsors of The Big Read.
