In this cross-cultural program, students in After-School programs at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center After-School Programs, and students in the Delores School in Taxco, Mexico will read selected stories from the book "Sun, Stone and Shadows", and create altars celebrating the lives of several deceased authors, including Octavio Paz, Martin Luiz Guzman, and Juan Rulfo. Educators from the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center will travel to Taxco, Mexico and work at the Dolores School with high school students, students with special needs, and physically- and mentally-challenged students. The original artwork created by students in Mexico will be brought back and displayed for students at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center, who will respond by creating their own students will view the work of their Mexican counterparts and create their own altars. The artwork created by students in the US will in turn be shared with the participating students in Mexico. Upon conclusion, the artwork created by participating students from both Mexico and the United States will be combined to create a large visual presentation to be displayed at the City Hall Bridge Gallery and the Barnsdall Jr. Art Center Gallery. Parters include the United Nations International Sister City Organization; the "Friends of Taxco"; and the Dolores School in Taxco, Mexico.
Event Location: 7222 Remmet Avenue, Canoga Park, CA, 91303
The UTPA Library will host a Big Read Exhibit to include photos and information about the authors in Sun, Stone and Shadows. This exhibit will be featured in the main lobby of the Library. Exhibit will be open to the public.
Event Location: 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, Texas, 78539
Share your thoughts about The Things They Carried by posting a comment or picture and see reflections by faculty, students, and other community members.
Event Location: Westchester Community College, Student Center Building, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY, 10603
Students' work from participating City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs After-School Reading /Activity groups will be exhibited at the LA City Hall Bridge Gallery. Exhibition will include art projects created by young people based upon the stories in "Sun, Stone and Shadows". An opening reception will be held on March 5, 2010 from 4-6pm at the LA City Hall Bridge Gallery.
Event Location: 200 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012
The Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum is exhibiting The Civilian Conservation Corps in Claiborne and Surrounding Parishes a project of Triumph Over Tragedy. This exhibit salutes the revitalization and reforestation work successfully completed by America's young men at a time when economic chaos and unemployment had gripped the country for two years. A 1937 photograph of the Claiborne Parish Civilian Conservation Corp located in Homer and a photograph of the young men enlisted at that time serve as a backdrop to the exhibit on President Roosevelt massive revitalization of the nation’s economy. As part of Roosevelt’s New Deal, the CCC brought together the nation’s young men and the land in an effort to save them both. This peacetime army was sent out to battle the erosion and destruction of the nation’s resources. Photographs and art work of the projects of the CCC in Claiborne and surrounding parishes are featured. Open: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. For more information (318)927-9190. Admission: Family-$5, Adults-$3, Children-$1.
Event Location: Ford Museum: 519 So. Main Street, Homer, LA, 71040
Maureen Corrigan, book critic for “Fresh Air,” heard nationally on NPR, and advisor to the National Endowment of the Arts’ “Big Read” project, will talk about "The Great Gatsby."
Event Location: Illinois Central College Performing Arts Center, One College Drive, East Peoria, IL, 61635
Anthony Baker, owner of Barrister Books, will display his collection of beautifully bound, illustrated or illuminated volumes in the Library display cases on both floors.
Event Location: Staunton Public Library, Staunton, Virginia, 24401
Book giveaway: a limited number of copies of Fahrenheit 451 will be available at all Augusta County Library locations (Fishersville, Churchville, Craigsville, Deerfield, Middlebrook). Take a copy, read it, pass it on - or return it.
Event Location: Augusta County Libraries, Fishersville, Virginia
Exhibition of juried art work from local youth showing fanasty inspired maps.
Event Location: 2407 W. 111th Street, Chicago, IL, 60643
Preschool stories about firefighters; includes a craft.
Event Location: Woodward Regional Library,944 E Perrin Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720
Photographs, documents and artifacts of Massena during the 1920's will be on display in the main reading room during the month of March.
Event Location: 41 Glenn Street, Massena, NY, 13662-2017
Enjoy an morning of entertainment with Mark Twain!
Event Location: Calera Senior Center, Calera, AL, 35040
Photographs, documents and artifacts from the Cobb Memorial Archives will be on display.
Event Location: 3419 20th Avenue, Valley, AL, 36854
Bring your thoughts and impressions of "The Grapes of Wrath" to a book discussion. Reader’s guides are free and available at any KPL branch. Participants will be led by a facilitator and will work from a discussion guide.
Event Location: Woman’s Club of Kenosha, 6028 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53141-1414
Pick up a free copy of the new "Big Read" book "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fizgerald along with a reader's guide, audio guide, and book marker at the Waterlife Musuem in downtown Houma, during business hours and take part in the many book discussions, movie showings, Gatsby parties, jazz concerts and many Big Read events. It's all sponsored by the Houma Regional Arts Council serving Terrebonne, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, Lafourche and Assumption parishes.
Event Location: 7910 W. Park Ave., Houma, LA, 70360
Come by the Youth Department and design the perfect raft for Tom. Prizes for best and most unusual design.
Event Location: Birmingham Public Library, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL, 35203
Display of various items and books about the Great Depression.
Event Location: Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma, 73505
The exhibit, "Struggle to Equality" will be available for everyone with a guided tour, if requested.
Event Location: Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, OK, 73507
Librarian Michele Ryan celebrates bridgesin story, song and games for preschoolers.
Event Location: Oneida Public Library, Oneida, NY, 13421-2820
Join us for a discussion of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Inmates and guests will discuss this provocative work and share their thoughts in the prison setting.
Event Location: Jessup Correctional Education Library, Jessup, MD, 20794
The Elizabeth Public Library will be working with Kean University in getting the message out about the Big Read and Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. The Elizabeth Public Library will be hosting a series of film screenings to get the message out in the community about Tim O'Brien's The Things They. The Third Film is Rescue Dawn, a recent film detailing the trials and tribulations of an American pilot who was shot down during Vietnam. An Elizabeth Public librarian will host a discussion of the film with an emphasis on The Things They Carried. Following the screening a discussion of the book will be opened to the audience.
Event Location: 11 South Broad Street, Elizabeth , NJ, 07202-3486
The Reading Remix Exhibition will feature the work of the 20 students from Boys & Girls High School who have participated in our Big Read high school program called Reading Remix. Students have studied the text for five months, deconstructing themes and narrative found in Fahrenheit 451 and using those deconstructions as inspiration for digital media art work that will be displayed. The Students have worked with an English Teacher and a professional Graphic Designer to learn more about speculative fiction and how words can inspire us to create visual art. This event runs from February 26th - March 27th.
Event Location: Weeksville Heritage Center - 1698 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11213
High School and adults. Join this renowned story performer in exploration of the magical thinking in Mark Twain's masterful stories.
Event Location: Pleasant Grove Public Library, 501 Park Road, Pleasant Grove, AL, 35127
The Augusta County Historical Society presents a fiery exhibition! The gallery is open daily.
Event Location: R.R. Smith Center Gallery, Staunton, Virginia, 24402
The Massena Museum will host a 1920's exhibit during the month of March.
Event Location: Massena Musuem, 200 East Orvis Street, Massena, NY, 13662-2017
See the book display and pick up a free copy of the new "Big Read" book "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fizgerald along with a reader's guide, audio guide, and book marker at the Thibodaux Library, during business hours and take part in the many book discussions, movie showings, Gatsby parties, jazz concerts and many Big Read events in Region 3. It's all sponsored by the Houma Regional Arts Council serving Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, Terrebonne and Assumption parishes.
Event Location: Thibodaux Library, Thibodaux, LA, 70301
Studio 84 has brought together 3 fantastic artists from the Milwaukee area for an exhibit in conjunction with the Big Read. It will be on until Cinco de Mayo block party on May 4. Dara Larson is art professor at Alverno College, Jose Chavez is a self taught artist focusing on traditional folk art of Mexico, and Emiliano Lake-Herrera is interested in the research, preservation, and practice of folk arts in the Americas. Studio 84, Inc. 121 W. Center Street www.studio84inc.org Closed Mondays.
Event Location: 121 W. Center Street, Whitewater, WI, 53190
Six-year-old Jean Louise "Scout" Finch (Mary Badham) is growing up in the Depression era of the early 1930s in a small Southern town in this highly acclaimed motion picture based on Harper Lee’s semi-autobiographical novel. Jean’s father (Gregory Peck), the town lawyer, is a wise, quiet man with a great sense of justice who defends a poor, black man accused of rape.
Event Location: Moultonborough Public Library, Moultonborough, NH, 03254
Preschool stories about firefighters. Children will visit the Kingsburg fire station at the conclusion of story time.
Event Location: Kingsburg Branch, 1399 Draper Street, Kingsburg, CA, 93631
Preschool stories about firefighters; includes a craft.
Event Location: Auberry Branch,33049 Auberry Road, Auberry, CA, 93602
Preschool stories about firefighters; includes a craft.
Event Location: Woodward Regional Library,944 E Perrin Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720
Story time for ages 3 - 5 focuses on themes in To Kill a Mockingbird. This week: Diversity. Please register by calling 248-698-4942, ext. 3.
Event Location: 7527 E. Highland Rd., White Lake, MI, 48383
We will host a children's book talk about the life and times of Tom Sawyer.
Event Location: Muscle Shoals Public Library, Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661
"The Importance of Mark Twain in American Literature" presented by Dr. Katherine Perry, Huntingdon College. Dr. Perry, who holds a Ph. D. from Auburn University will discuss Mark Twain and how he influenced literature in this country with a special emphasis on Southern Literature.
Event Location: Dublin Senior Center, Ramer, AL, 36069
Stop by Library North today for a Big Read Preschool Storytime. They will be reading books about dogs in honor of Buck from The Call of the Wild. Ages: 3-5.
Event Location: 3189 N. Highland, Units F&G, Jackson, TN, 38305
Story time for ages 2 - 3 focuses on themes in To Kill a Mockingbird. This week: Diversity. Please register by calling 248-698-4942, ext. 3
Event Location: 7527 E. Highland Rd., White Lake, MI, 48383
This outreach program for Auburn City Schools will focus on the sights and sounds of rivers, American music featuring water such as the Erie Canla, Old Folks at Home(Swanee River, Rose of Alabamy and books such as River Parade, Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe and Mark Twain and the Queens of Mississippi.
Event Location: Auburn Early Education & elementary schools in Auburn, Auburn, AL
Spring Reading Program (March-April) Jumping into a good Book (think Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County) A complete listing of suggested titles featuring river animals will be available in the Youth Services Department.
Event Location: Auburn Public Library, Auburn, AL
Storytimes will center around Tom Sawyer.
Event Location: Albert L. Scott Public Library 100 9th St NW, Alabaster, AL, 35007
The Haines Literature Club, Babbling Bookstore Book ClubBrown Bag Book Club, Alexandra's Book Club and the Junior High Youth Book Club will read and discuss The Maltese Falcon. Groups meet weekly at the Haines Pulbic Library and the Haines School Library. Book club members and new participants will be given a book bag containing The Maltese Falcon book, CD, and Reader's Guide.
Event Location: Haines Borough Public Library, P.O. Box 1089, Haines, Alaska, 99827
Think your dog is the best looking/sweetest/silliest/cutest/smartest looking animal ever? Bring in a photo to the library in your town and enter to win a wonderful prize package for your dog, including a beautiful new dog bed manufactured by Jacquart's Fabric Products! (Want a tip? Dogs that read...especially books like Call of the Wild...may have a bit of an edge in this contest. We also understand that it may even be possible for a cat to enter if it thinks it has what it takes to win!!) Go to http://www.uproc.lib.mi/Ironwood and link to our Big Read 2010 page, where you can go to find details on this contest.
Event Location: 4 city area, Ironwood, Bessemer, Hurley, and Wakefield, MI, 49938
During The Big Read our display cabinet will feature photos, documents, and artifacts of White Lake in the 1930's.
Event Location: 7527 E. Highland Rd., White Lake, MI, 48383
The mushers are busy competing in the Iditarod, and we're busy competing in the I-Did-A-Read! We're pitting adults, teens, and grade school readers in a contest to see who can make it through all of the check points and finish the race. See details at your local libraries or at www.uproc.lib.mi.us/Ironwood
Event Location: Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield, and Hurley
The Wooster Book Company, located in the heart of Downtown Wooster, will be offering several special activities daily including: • a treasure chest contest • free cave-maze handouts • a Twain-themed window display • offering gold dollar coins for change
Event Location: 205 W. Liberty Street, Wooster, OH, 44691
View unique and original fence pickets, each painted by local art students, and on display throughout The Big Read.
Event Location: 350 North Wood Avenue, Florence, AL, 35630
Studio B Dance Company will perform selections from "Tom Sawyer Ballet" at various locations in Yuba and Sutter Counties.
Event Location: Various, Marysville, CA, 95901-5503
Tom Sawyer/Mark Twain display and information center. Displays of various books by Mark Twain, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", displays of selected Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer related artifacts from the 1860's, and information on The Big Read. Includes checking out Mark Twain books including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
Event Location: Yuba County Library, Marysville, CA, 95901-5503
In the 1930s, photographers working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) captured unforgettable images of human fortitude and despair in the face of calamity; Nebraska photographer Bill Ganzel set out in the late 1970s to find and re-photograph Dust Bowl survivors for a book and exhibition. This exhibit, abridged from the original by Humanities Texas and displayed in Sherman in 1999, combines the FSA photographs and Ganzel’s interviews to create an eloquent story of human fortitude.
Event Location: 201 S College Ave, Tyler, TX, 75702-7328
Get a map from the librarian, follow clues and "scout" out the library. There are about 15 questions/tasks (i.e. find a picture of Alabama, etc.) related to To Kill A Mockingbird ... patrons will need to search around the library to find things. The prize: Patrons who successfully finish the hunt will receive a voucher for one "excused" late fee (up to $2 value.) A family program.
Event Location: Hampstead Public Library, Hampstead, NH, 03841
Share your story all month long on our bulletin board.
Event Location: Somersworth Public Library, Somersworth, NH, 03878
February - April, 2010 An exhibit of Lemon Street Gallery members’ original art work will be hung at the Harborside Common Grounds during the months of February, March, and April, 2010. The art will reflect the spirit of "The Grapes of Wrath," the Great Depression or related themes. Melanie Hovey, gallery director, will curate and hang the show.
Event Location: Harborside Common Grounds, Kenosha, WI, 53141-1414
Group discussions of "The Things They Carried" by Timothy O'Brien. To obtain your free copy of the book and to join a book discussion group, call 660.785.4383.
Event Location: various locations, Kirksville, MO, 63501-4200
In honor of The Grapes of Wrath, the library will host a museum exhibit depicting the Depression era in Northern San Diego County.
Event Location: 29200 Cole Grade Rd, Valley Center, CA, 92082
From his quiet beginnings in the small farming town of Salinas, Steinbeck went on to live a larger-than-life existence, filled with awards, heavy drinking, out-sized myths of his exploits, international travel, diplomacy, bellicosity and, ultimately, humbleness. This 35-photo exhibit from the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies gives a sweeping overview of the life and work of Steinbeck.
Event Location: 836 Kempton St, Spring Valley, CA, 91977
Tell your story of growing up in, moving to and living in San Diego. Receive your video recorded story on CD and be featured on voiceofsandiego.org. For info. call 619-739-1662. Appointments on Tues afternoons and Wed mornings.
Event Location: 1850 Hwy 78, Julian, CA, 92036
How much did a gallon of gas cost during the depression? Test your knowledge.
Event Location: 113 South Main Ave, Fallbrook, CA, 92028
The Killen Public Library will have a month-long story time using Tom Sawyer as the basis. The last Friday will be a Tom and Becky dress-up day. The story time will take place every Friday in March at 10:30 am.
Event Location: Killen Public Library, Killen, AL, 35645
An exhibit in our foyer entitled, Mark Twain, a Man and His World, will run March 2 until April 24.
Event Location: Muscle Shoals Public Library, Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661
The TLAC Improv Troupe brings free programs into local Elementary Schools during February and March as part of the Big Read in Cherokee County. Public performances on Saturdays and Sundays at the Towne Lake Arts Center.
Event Location: 6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock, GA, 30189
Set in the rustic El Dorado County Museum will be an exhibit exploring the similarities and differences between our own local gold rush legacy and that of the Klondike experience.
Event Location: El Dorado County Historical Museum - 104 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA, 95667
Join our online photo gallery by emailing pictures of you, your friends, and your family reading "The Call of the Wild" in wild locations. Email your photos to eldoradocountybigread@gmail.com. By emailing your photos you are giving The Big Read: WILD in El Dorado County permission to post them on our web site.
Event Location: www.eldoradocountybigread.org
Will kick off the photo contest for the Big Read with a disposable camera give away on campus. Limited numbers of cameras will be available for those interested in participating.
Event Location: P.O. Box 1179, Keshena, WI, 54135-1179
Special three month long contest.
Event Location: Governor's Square Branch Library, Montgomery, AL, 36116
An exhibition of photographs of the Elders selected for the TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY Exhibition, including lectures on the Great Depression Era. For more information (318)329-2237. Admission: FREE.
Event Location: Masur Museum of Art: 1400 So. Grand Street, Monroe, LA, 71202
The UMass Boston Follett Bookstore will display photos on several walls in their store, of local area community leaders and UMass Boston faculty, staff and students reading Farhenheit 451, as a way to encourage others to read the book. There will also be display of the book and copies of the reader's guides available for bookstore visitors.
Event Location: 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125
Display of books, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and other books of the period. Copies of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and others will be available for checkout.
Event Location: Sutter Branch Library, Sutter, CA
Display of books, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and other books of the period at the library. Books will also be availabel to check out.
Event Location: Live Oak Branch Library, Live Oak, CA
Display of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and other books by Mark Twain and multiple copies to be checked out.
Event Location: Main Yuba City Library, Yuba City, CA, 95991
Rio Oso Branch Library will feature a book display, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and other books of the period. Books including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" will be available to check out.
Event Location: Rio Oso Branch Library, Rio Oso, CA
Pleasant Grove Branch Library will feature a display of books from Mark Twain's era, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Books will be available for checkout.
Event Location: Pleasant Grove Branch Library, Pleasant Grove, CA
Copies of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" will be placed in multiple public locations, such as bus stops, retail stores, government offices, and other places people go or gather. Individuals are encouraged to pick up one of the books, read it, and when finished, leave in in a public location for someone else to pick up. Each book will have a list attached for each individual to sign their name and date.
Event Location: Yuba and Sutter Counties, CA
Visit The Big Read Yuba Sutter website at YubaSutterReads.org for current information on the program, events, information, related stories, links to other organizations and more.
Event Location: Yuba Sutter Regional Arts Council, Marysville, CA, 95901-5503
The Jackson Sun will be printing the full text of The Call of the Wild in the Jackson Sun newspaper! It will be printed in installments, so be sure to pick up copies of the Jackson Sun during the month of Feb. 25th - March 25th and participate in the Big Read by reading along!
Event Location: 245 West Lafayette Street, Jackson, TN, 38301-6340
Display viewing available throughout the months of Febrary and March. Artifacts pertaining to local heritage and pioneer items will be on display. Copies of "My Antonia" will be available as well. Come vist the Sinclairville Free Library to learn what life was like for early immigrants in the United States in Antonia's lifetime. Hours: Mondays 2-8 PM, Wednesdays 9-6 PM, Thursdays 4-8 PM and Fridays 10-4 PM
Event Location: Sinclairville Free Library, 15 Main Street, Sinclairville, New York, 14782
A daily reading of Fahrenheit 451 by a locally notable reader, followed by a brief discussion. Library first floor at 12:15.
Event Location: Staunton Public Library, Staunton, Virginia, 24401
Area artists will interpret (with artistic license) the hound of Fahrenheit 451 in a sculpture made of recyclables. He’ll be chained outside the Fishersville library all month.
Event Location: Augusta County Library, Fishersville, Virginia
Take part in a contest to name the hound sculpture outside the library!
Event Location: Augusta County Library, Fishersville, Virginia
If you could memorize one book to save its contents from being lost, which would you choose -- and why? Join our online blog (www.augustacountylibrary.org) or fill out a card at the library.
Event Location: Augusta County Library, Fishersville, Virginia
Show off your artistic side! We will be accepting submissions for works of art composed entirely, or primarily of materials that would otherwise have been thrown away. Submissions will be accepted at the Headquarters Library on Friday, April 16. They will be displayed in the Pate Room of the Headquarters Library from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 17. Guest judges will award prizes for various age groups based on creativity, use of recycled materials, and overall composition. For complete rules and guidelines, and for an entry form, please stop by any of Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center location.
Event Location: Headquarters Library, 300 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville, NC, 28301
The library is issuing a call to all local quilters to create a piece for the 2010 Big Read event. This year’s book will be "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers. The quilts will be displayed at the library and at other venues around town during the month of April. For the guidelines and entry form, visit www.cumberland.lib.nc.us/PDF/ArtQuiltGuidelinesAndEntryForm2010.pdf.
Event Location: Headquarters Library, 300 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville, NC, 28301
A poetry writing contest for the public schools.
Event Location: Public schools, Pulaski, TN
2 for 1 Book purchase of “Farenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury to encourage reading together with a younger or older member of the family or friend. Hand out with discussion questions included as part of The Big Read. Celebrate the Present Moment!
Event Location: Stone Soup Books & Cafe, Waynesboro, Virginia
Traveling Tales Puppet Theater presents "The Raven with Apologies to E.A.P" for head starts, public schools pre-kindergarten, and kindergartens.
Event Location: Elkton Elementary, Elkton, TN
Enjoy discussing books with your friends? Pick up all the fixings for a great book club of your own. Bags include 4 copies of "Call of the Wild", reader and audio guides, and a snack to enjoy during your club. All we ask is that you return the simple book club form to your library once you've completed your book club. You can even meet in cyberspace...check out the details on the Big Read 2010 page at www.uproc.lib.mi.us/Ironwood
Event Location: Ironwood, Hurley, Bessemer, and Wakefield Libraries, 49938
As part of the Big Read events, Maryland Correctional Libraries will host showings of the film, Fahrenheit 451, along with related film titles such as 1984, Lord of the Flies and Equilibrium. Showings will be followed by discussions of the film themes and how they relate to Fahrenheit 451. Various times and locations across the state.
Event Location: All Maryland Prison Libraries, Maryland
A series of book discussions will be held to learn and share about Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
Event Location: Eastern Correctional Institute - West, Westover, MD
Stop by weekly to take part in our month-long trivia contest. Small prizes will be awarded.
Event Location: Boscawen Public Library, Boscawen, NH, 03303
Rescue Mission COO Joy Sylvester-Johnson and Director of Development John Sylvester-Johnson discuss religious and moral issues in "A Lesson Before Dying." For more information, visit www.bigreadroanokevalley.org.
Event Location: 2nd Helpings, Civic Center Mall, Roanoke, VA, 24012
Local visual artists show original art in multiple media at ArtSpace, the El Dorado Arts Council Gallery.
Event Location: 459 Main Street, Placerville, CA, 95667-5637
The Winter Reading Club has gone to the dogs! Join The Big Read challenge—follow the sleds and record your reading adventures. Explorers who finish the course will get a FREE book and a coupon for a FREE junior ticket to the El Dorado Musical Theatre production of “Grease.” For kids through 8th grade.
Event Location: All El Dorado County Library Branches, Placerville, CA, 95667
Join our book discussion at Kozmo's Grille to talk about topics in The Shawl. Everyone is welcome!
Event Location: Kozmo's Grille, 37 1st St. SW , Massillon, OH, 44647
The Waynesboro Public Library displays the classics all month long. How many have you read?!
Event Location: Waynesboro Public Libary, Waynesboro, Virginia
Book Works will donate 10% of all copies of Fahrenheit 451 sold in March to the Friends of the Staunton Library.
Event Location: Book Works, Staunton, Virginia
Masur Museum of Art will host the culminating art exhibit resulting from three years of planning and development of the commemoration of the Great Depression in "Triumph Over Tragedy." The exhibit will include a documentary film created by Patrick Long,digial showings of the elder interviews, storytellers representation of the elders stories of the Great Depression, and a photographic display of "Elders" who lived through the Great Depression and New Deal Era in North Louisiana. Photographers Brad Arendar, Scarlett Hendrix and Neil Johnson have curated an exhibition of their favorite photos of the project.
Event Location: Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, 71201
Students and community members will be asked to share one strong belief that they have using the This I Believe essay form from NPR. These will be judged and prizes will be awarded to the top five entries.
Event Location: Epping Middle School, Epping, NH, 03042
Open to children ages-10-17. Using ideas from The Wizard of Earthsea create a fantasy creature using any art medium. Bring your original creation in to the Spring Arbor Branch by March 26.
Event Location: Jackson District Library Spring Arbor Branch, 113 E. Main St. , Spring Arbor, MI, 49283
This art exhibit consists of art work created by teens and adults in response to one of the stories in Sun, Stone and Shadows. The work will be up at the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library from Feb. 18 to March 11 and will culminate in the annoucement of the winners in each category.
Event Location: Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library, Edinburg, Texas, 78539
Paintings and photos of Greenwood and appliances from the 1930's are on display at The Museum.
Event Location: The Museum, Greenwood, SC, 29646-2240
Continuation of excerpts of "My Antonia" published in the Chautauqua Star every Thursday with URL to read the entire book online. Members of Chautauqua County will be able to converse and discuss the readings on the telephone or in social gatherings of their choice. Join your neighbors in the discussion!
Event Location: 280 Central Avenue, Fredonia, New York, 14063
An interactive exhibition based on the life and work of Mark Twain. Exhibit included with museum admission. Monday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5:30 p.m.
Event Location: Mark Twain Museum Center, 65 Forest Street, Hartford, CT, 06105
Wednesday, March 10 from 12-1 p.m. Edward J. Carvalho poetry Reading & Q&A. “JPAC Your Lunch” at the Janesville Performing Arts Center, 408 S. Main Street, Janesville, WI. Looking for a fun break in your day? Janesville Performing Arts Center hosts a brown bag lunch series designed to creatively educate, inspire, and encourage us to view the world from different perspectives. JPAC Your Lunch is offered on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Admission is free. No concessions are available, but attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch.
Event Location: Janesville Performing Arts Center, 408 S. Main Street, Janesville, WI, 53538
Community members will take turns reading The Maltese Falcon to Haines' seniors during their lunch hour every Wednesday, starting in February and continuing through March. Book bags will be available to hand out, featuring The Maltese Falcon.
Event Location: Haines Senior Center, P.O. Box 801, Haines, Alaska, 99827
Each Wednesday, watch one of the following films: "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," "My Sister’s Keeper," "I Am Sam," and "The Other Sister" and participate in a discussion group.
Event Location: Warren P. Sewell memorial Library, Bremen, GA, 30110
Law enforcement officers and/or Southeast Alaska detectives ("legal eyes") will visit classrooms in the Haines Schools and Klukwan School to discuss the criminal investigation aspects involved in the book, The Maltese Falcon. Legal eyes will present information on the process of solving criminal cases and evaluating crime scenes.
Event Location: Haines School, P.O. Box 1289, Haines, Alaska, 99827
The Ellicottville Book Club is reading "My Antonia" for their March book. They will be discussing the book at the Ellicottville Library at 1 PM on March 10th.
Event Location: Ellicottville Memorial Library, 6499 Maples Road, Ellicottville, New York, 14731
A discussion led by Dr. Judy Neale concerning various topics of the book.
Event Location: 7802 NW Quanah Parker Trailway, Lawton, OK, 73505
Georgia Radio Reading Service (GARRS) will broadcast a reading of "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" to enhance the ability of the visually impaired to participate in the Big Read.
Event Location: 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA, 30144-5588
The 4th graders from Pintlala Elementary School will make, paint and decorate a picket fence out of Popsicle sticks. The fence will be displayed at the library.
Event Location: Pintlala Branch Library, Pintlala, AL, 36043
Children and adults will enjoy crafts and picture book versions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at four separate story hours.
Event Location: 2607 U.S. Highway 98 , Daphne, AL, 36526-1225
Join your friends and neighbors for a screening of the movie "Fahrenheit 451."
Event Location: Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St, Iowa City, IA, 52244-3128
9th-12th graders will meet weekly to read and discuss the book.
Event Location: The Queens High School of Teaching, Glen Oaks, NY, 11004
A screening of the 1966 adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 directed by Francois Truffaut, starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie.
Event Location: Mendota Library1246 Belmont Ave., Mendota, CA, 93640
Tell your story of growing up in, moving to and living in San Diego. Receive your videorecorded story on CD and be featured on voiceofsandiego.org. For info, call 619-739-1662.
Event Location: 2 Civic Center Dr, San Marcos, CA, 92069
BIG READ Maltese Falcon Book Discussion DATES: Mystery comes to Southington when The Southington Library and Museum celebrate the hard-boiled detective story The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett during Big Read project. Published in 1930, The Maltese Falcon was Dashiell Hammett's third novel in two years. Here he creates a new detective, Sam Spade. When the intriguing Miss Wonderly appears in his office and asks him to tail a fellow named Floyd Thursby, Spade puts his partner, Miles Archer, on the case. A greedy and ruthless trio of characters bent on finding the statuette meet their match in Sam Spade. The plot, characters, and dialogue in The Maltese Falcon are perfectly controlled by Hammett, incorporating a vigor and style that became the paradigm for hard-boiled crime fiction.
Event Location: 255 Main Street, Southington, CT, 06489-2509
Join us for movies, popcorn and drinks as we watch “Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey” (rated G). Fall into the tale of two dogs and a cat trekking across America, encountering all sorts of adventures in the quest to be reunited with their owners.
Event Location: Cameron Park Branch Library - 2500 Country Club Dr., Cameron Park, CA, 95682
A screening of the 1966 adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 directed by Francois Truffaut, starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie.
Event Location: Caruthers Library, 13357 S. Henderson, Caruthers, CA, 93609
Storytime will include book discussion and a birthday cake with games.
Event Location: 284 Church Street, Alexander City, AL, 35010
School age stories about firefighter; includes a craft.
Event Location: Bear Mountain Branch, 30733 East Kings Canyon Road, Squaw Valley, CA, 93675
Be a part of the city-wide programs and events for The Big Read Kenosha celebrating "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. Sample a variety of Depression era foods prepared by presenter and Chef Michael Niksic. For grades 6-12.
Event Location: Southwest Library, 7979 38th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53141-1414
In this program, students at the Sun Valley Youth Arts Center will read select stories from "Sun, Stone, and Shadows," and create artwork in three mediums: digital photography, ceramic sculpture, and paper-mache sculpture. There will be a separate after-school class for each medium, and the art-work will be based on the themes presented in the stories. Upon conclusion, the students' work will be exhibited at the Los Angeles City Hall Bridge Gallery, and the Barnsdall Jr. Art Center Gallery
Event Location: 8642 Sunland Boulevard, Sun Valley, CA, 91352
The Latino Theater Company, a multi-cultural theater company, will facilitate discussion and lead free theatrical workshops with 150 students from participating Los Angeles Unified School District schools. The Culminating Production will be open to the general public, as well as all participating schools. Workshops will focus on the stories discussed in the NEA Reader’s and Teacher’s Guides. Each student will develop a concept for a new play inspired by the book to be commissioned by LTC. These concepts will be developed by the students and LTC staff into a final play to be performed by the students at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in Downtown Los Angeles. Students from the participating schools and readers of the work from the general public will attend the performance.
Event Location: 514 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90014
A Jazz Age picture book will be incorporated into preschool storytime.
Event Location: 715 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, 90069-5020
Free screening of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Event Location: Downtown Library, 906 West Main Avenue , Spokane, WA, 99201
A multi-media presentation of the 1950's, including the people, events,and culture which influenced Ray Bradbury in his writing of Fahrenheit 451. Presented by Librarian Bill Secrest, Jr.
Event Location: San Joaquin Gardens Retirement Community, 5555 N. Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93710
Michael Rieker will present a biographical overview of Bernard Herrmann, composer of the Fahrenheit 451 movie muscial score along with many other musical achievements.
Event Location: Sunnyside Regional Library, 5566 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA, 93727
This community book discussion of Sun, Stone and Shadows will be led by Dr. Charles Ellard, Library Board President.
Event Location: Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library, Edinburg, Texas, 78539
The Fenton Historical Society of Jamestown, NY will be holding a roundtable discussion on immigration on March 10 at the Jackson Center from 6:30-8:30 PM. They hope to promote discussion among the panel and the audience about the immigration issue, both how it has shaped our county's character and the current issues. There will be a short introduction to the topic, the connection to "My Antonia" and the history of immigration in the county before the panel tells their stories. This will be followed by discussion and Q&A. The event is free to the public, but the Fenton will sell memberships at the event.
Event Location: Jackson Center, Jamestown, New York, 14701
Book discussion.
Event Location: Oneida Community Mansion House, Oneida, NY, 13421-2820
Harper Lee’s "To Kill a Mockingbird" combines enlightenment with enchantment while exploring two broad themes: tolerance and justice. Join a lively discussion at your library!
Event Location: 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, ID, 83642
Group discussion of "A Lesson Before Dying" led by librarian MaryLou Puritz.
Event Location: Williamson Road Branch Library, Roanoke, VA, 24012
Maureen Corrigan, book critic for “Fresh Air,” heard nationally on NPR, and advisor to the National Endowment of the Arts’ “Big Read” project, will talk about "The Great Gatsby."
Event Location: Peoria Public Library, Lakeview Branch, 1137 West Lake, Peoria, IL, 61614
Join us for a thought provoking discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Event Location: 44 E Hawthorne Rd, Spokane, WA, 99218
Kelley Non-Fiction Group
Event Location: Kelley Library, Salem, NH, 03079
Listen to the music and hear the history of music related to the Holocaust by artists, Dawn Ovando and Homer Williams. Learn what music was suppressed by the Third Reich and what was happening during these musical eras. Listen to the music of Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, the Andrew Sisters, and many more.
Event Location: Worcester County Library/Ocean Pines Branch, Berlin, MD, 21811
A multi-media presentation of the 1950's, including the people, events,and culture which influenced Ray Bradbury in his writing of Fahrenheit 451. Presented by Librarian Bill Secrest, Jr. Call Don Ashton at 599-868-2277 to make dinner reservations.
Event Location: Ramada Inn, 324 E. Shaw, Fresno, CA, 93710
Paul Kaser will lead a discussion of the history of sci-fi films, showing clips of landmark movies.
Event Location: Clovis Regional Library, 1155 Fifth Street, Clovis, CA, 93612
This program will feature a corn chowder typical of the day. Chef Michael Niksic will identify myths and misconceptions about the Great Depression commonly accepted as fact and discuss how those hard times influenced World War II. For Adults.
Event Location: Southwest Library, 7979 38th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53141-1414
Join us for a friendly discussion of Harper Lee's modern classic "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Event Location: 444 Beach Farm Circle, Highland, MI, 48357
Screening of the 1929 Delores Del Rio film Evangeline, based on the Longfellow poem. This silent movie classic follows Evangeline's lifetime search for her first true love, Gabriel, from whom she was separated in the Great Expulsion of 1755. Call 978/443-1035 for more information and directions.
Event Location: Goodnow Library 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA, 01776-3206
Mr. John Jungklaus will continue his discussion series of music of the 1920's. Tonight he will focus his presentation on songs and famous collaborations of the 1920's. A question and answer period will follow his presentation.
Event Location: 41 Glenn Street, Massena, NY, 13662-2017
Discover Samueal Clemens, author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," and creator of Huckleberry Finn in this film directed by Ken Burns. Bob Kagan, Professor of Communications at MCC, will host and facilitate discussion of the film.
Event Location: Manchester Community College, Great Path, Manchester, CT, 06045
Members of area book discussion groups are invited for a book discussion luncheon at The Little Hawaiian Restaurant on Rome Street in Carrollton. Martha Ann Saunders will lead the discussion. Cost of the luncheon is $15.00 per person. Attendees are asked to pre-register at Neva Lomason Memorial Library, 710 Rome Street, Carrollton and pick up a copy of the book and packet of information. Event is limited to 80 participants.
Event Location: The Little Hawaiian Restaurant, Rome Street, Carrollton, GA, 30117
