Savannah Ellis, 16 holds her sister Scarlett, 10, so she can read from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Saturday during the Banned Books Readathon at the 2011 Village Venture. The readathon was sponsored by the Friends of the Claremont Library to educate the public about the value of literacy and first amendment rights. This was all part of yet another successful Village Venture for the city of Claremont. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff