Mathews residents will have an opportunity to memorialize their thoughts and ideas on various topics by participating in Commonwealth Word Walls from Oct. 10-17 at Mathews Memorial Library.

“Commonwealth Word Walls” are literary art installations created collaboratively by members of a community, said a press release, and they represent a community’s sense of self in a given moment in time. 

The wall will be a publicly displayed mural on which library patrons and others may engage with the written word and each other. By expressing themselves through creative writing—and drawing—they will gain insight into the values and concerns of others, said the release.

Each World Wall begins as blank paper equipped with pens, markers and colored pencils. Over the course of the week, writing prompts will be affixed to the mural to guide writers’ contributions. For example, the Bill of Rights may be posted, with writers asked to contribute additional pers...