On January 30, the Library launched the 2024 Read City Challenge at the Bijou Theatre with the help of some friends. Actors from the Knoxville Children’s Theatre displayed their considerable talents as they portrayed real-life adventurers who have explored everything from the ocean floor to the surface of the moon.
The performance kicked off 2024’s challenge, which is made up of literacy missions that include writing, drawing, exploring and of course, reading. It’s all part of the Daring Deeds Adventure Game. Participants can pick up a gameboard at any Knox County Public Library location, or follow along in the Beanstack Tracker app.
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![very young audience members with hands up](/sites/default/files/2024-01/JPG%202024-01-30%20Read%20City%20Launch%20Bijou%2013.jpg)
![child actors dressed as explorers on stage with Read City in lights](/sites/default/files/2024-01/JPG%202024-01-30%20Read%20City%20Launch%20Bijou%2003.jpg)
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![costume bear making embarrassed gesture](/sites/default/files/2024-01/JPG%202024-01-30%20Read%20City%20Launch%20Bijou%2006.jpg)
![on stage screen reads Adventure Begins at Your Library with Read City in lights](/sites/default/files/2024-01/JPG%202024-01-30%20Read%20City%20Launch%20Bijou%2007.jpg)
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![young man dressed as arctic explorer](/sites/default/files/2024-01/JPG%202024-01-30%20Read%20City%20Launch%20Bijou%2022.jpg)
![young woman dressed as Amelia Earhart in aviator hat, goggles, scarf, pilot jacket, riding pants](/sites/default/files/2024-01/JPG%202024-01-30%20Read%20City%20Launch%20Bijou%2020.jpg)