Library Hosts Second Annual Community Write-a-thon

The Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St., invites community members of all ages to participate in the second annual Write-a-thon, July 5-11, in which participants will raise funds to support the Racine Public Library and local authors.

Participants are asked to acquire sponsors from among friends, families and local community organizations to raise money for creative writing produced during the Write-a-thon. Since many forms of writing can only be judged subjectively, sponsorship will be based on quantitative measures: the number of pages written, word count, or time spent writing.

The Racine Public Library believes in supporting the local arts community and has pledged to gift participating writers with half of the proceeds. The remaining funds will enable the Library to contribute new material to its nationally recognized Poetry Collection.

People of all ages and levels of writing experience are encouraged to participate. Throughout the week, during regularly scheduled hours, the library will provide group writing space for participating authors.

Interested participants should contact Nick Demske at 262.619.2571 or nick.demske@racinelibrary.info for more information or to register for the event. An informational meeting will be scheduled one week prior to the Write-a-thon.