In our annual brainstorm/planning meeting we checked our notes for any major commemoration dates and said, “oh yeah! The Declaration of Independence turns 250 in 2026!” Polling the group for ideas yielded mostly that we wanted to think about some more. We picked a month during the year for a book display we called “Happy Birthday America!” Additionally we wrote, “ and something else—TBD.” After lots of healthy dialogue and finding some inspiration in one of our databases, our “TBD” became a film project with 60+ readers volunteering to read the words of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Come hear the story of our very own bold experiment. Were people excited? Yes! Were people concerned? Also yes! Did we all immediately agree what this project should look like? Not a chance!
