PUTNEY — The Putney Public Library, 55 Main St., is offering a free camp open to all area teens. Join them for the “Constitution + Comics Camp,” in which participants will read and debate excerpts from the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, the Vermont Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, as well as graphic novels with historical and constitutional themes.
The camp will run Monday through Friday, June 27 through July 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Registration is open but spaces are limited. Reserve a spot at bit.ly/660-camp.
Participants will then draw their own constitution comics and debate the issues in the context of 21st-century schooling. Some of the topics they will dig into: What privacy rights do students have inside of school? Should schools be able to search student lockers? What about backpacks?
By the end of the week, participants will be able to cite Supreme Court cases, explore counter-arguments, and illustrate their basic rights through comics.
Constitution Camp is led by Meg Mott, Ph.D., a former professor and constitutional scholar who successfully led the library's “Free Speech for Teens Camp” in the summer of 2021.
Marek Bennett is a comics artist and a 2021 New Hampshire Governor's Award for Arts in Education recipient. His work includes the graphic novel series, The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, as well as drawing, translating, and editing for The Most Costly Journey (2021) with the bilingual El Viaje Project.
For additional information, contact the library at [email protected] or 802-387-4407.