The third annual “All Lit Up” English, Arts and Humanities Celebration kicks off today with “Mirthful Monday: How to Spur Creativity With Laughter” from 8-8:45 a.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2217. Local intuitive healer and therapist Teri Freesmeyer is facilitator.

Several free events are planned on the Springfield campus this week in conjunction with Banned Books Week, a national observance celebrating the freedom to read. This year’s celebration features three writing workshops, a film showing and discussion, a banned books reading and an open mic for poetry. LLCC Art and the English Studies Club is hosting creative representations and information tables throughout the week celebrating the arts, humanities and literature. See the full “All Lit Up” schedule of events!