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
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
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
Christopher Sergel's famous stage adaptation of Harper Lee's novel presented by the Towne Lake Players at the Woodstock Community Church on Main St Woodstock. If you read the book and complete the Atticus Finch Subpoena to Appear your seat is free!
Event Location: 8534 Main Street, Woodstock, GA, 30188
A literature expert will lead a book discussion on Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Register at branch
Event Location: Selma Library, 2200 Selma Ave., Selma, CA, 93662
Photographs, documents and artifacts from the Cobb Memorial Archives will be on display.
Event Location: 3419 20th Avenue, Valley, AL, 36854
Hoover Library's Book Discussion group will host a lively discussion of Mark Twain's classic "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Adding to the discussion will be a scholar, specialized in Mark Twain's life and work.
Event Location: 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, AL, 35216
The Big Read Sun, Stone and Shadows Press Conference will feature speakers from the University of Texas-Pan American, the Mayor of Edinburg,Texas, as well as representatives from the Rio Grande Valley community and the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library. The event will include a Mariachi performance and a cake cutting ceremony.
Event Location: Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library, Edinburg, Texas, 78539
Morning Book Group discussion.
Event Location: Wadleigh Memorial Library, Milford, NH, 03055
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
Preschool stories about firefighters; includes a craft.
Event Location: Clovis Regional Library, 1155 Fifth Street,, Clovis, CA, 93612
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
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
Come discuss Fahrenheit 451 at the library.
Event Location: Augusta County Library, Fishersville, Virginia
The Augusta County Historical Society presents a fiery exhibition! The gallery is open daily.
Event Location: R.R. Smith Center Gallery, Staunton, Virginia, 24402
A five-week study of Mark Twain's classic "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" will be led by Dr. Margaret Kouidis, retired Auburn University professor of English. The class will revisit the classic tale and learn about Samuel Clemens and why this book published in 1876 still speaks to us in 2010. The class is part of Auburn University's OLLI courses. The classes will be held in the Lanier Room at the H. Grady Bradshaw Library in Valley, AL beginning on February 18. To register, call the Auburn Outreach Office at (334)844-5100. There is a $10 registration fee. The registration fee covers this course as well as three additional courses. If you have questions about the OLLI courses, please call Mary Hamilton at the Bradshaw Library at (334)768-2161.
Event Location: 3419 20th Avenue, Valley, AL, 36854
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
Participants will assemble squares to create a large shawl.
Event Location: 271-11 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY, 11040-1436
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
A literature expert will lead a book discussion on Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Register at branch
Event Location: Gillis Library, 629 W. Dakota, Fresno, CA, 93705
Weekly story time for pre-schoolers. Reading of selected themed sections of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", discussions on the theme, and crafts. Themes are: February 4 - Rivers & fishing; February 11 - Love; February 18 - Robin Hood; March 4 - Pirates and Treasurer Hunting; March 11 - The Circus".
Event Location: Yuba County Library, Marysville, CA, 95901-5503
Poet Carrie Howson will let you peek through the doors at the meetings of a club which originated when several prominent writers gathered in 1855 to found a literary magazine - The Atlantic Monthly. They so enjoyed each other's company they decided to meet monthly, and they periodically invited select friends to join them. Among the members were Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, Richard Henry Dana, John Greenleaf Whittier, William Dean Howells, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, and scientist Louis Agassiz. Offered to our community through the generosity of The Lifelong Learning Institute ("LLI") at Caldwell College in partnership with Caldwell LIVE and the Caldwell Public Library as yet another way to support The Big Read of the Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, this hour-longclass will be held over two consecutive weeks in The Gene and Kathryn Collerd Local History Resource Room on Thursday, March 4, and Thursday, March 11, 2010.
Event Location: 268 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, New Jersey, 07006
Please join us for a lively discussion led by recently retired English teacher Rhetta Colon. Bring your own lunch. We'll provide dessert!
Event Location: Gilford Public Library, Gilford, NH, 03249
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
The Sheldon Museum and the Chilkat Valley Newspaper will partner to produce trivia questions based on the book, The Maltese Falcon. Questions will be printed in the weekly newspaper and participants will be asked to go to the Museum website to submit their answers. Prizes will be awarded to winners and new trivia questions will be printed weekly through March 31, 2010.
Event Location: Sheldon Museum, 11 Main Street, P.O. Box 269, Haines, Alaska, 99827
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
Luncheon with keynote by Maureen Corrigan, book critic for “Fresh Air,” heard nationally on NPR, and advisor to the National Endowment of the Arts’ “Big Read” project. Tickets are $18 each. Call Common Place at 309-674-3315 for reservations and information.
Event Location: Childers Banquet Center, 3113 North Dries Lane, Peoria, IL, 61604
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
Join us for Fairhope Public Library's "Blood Oath Blood Drive". Contact the library for more details.
Event Location: 501 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, AL, 36532
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nursing home residents meet to read the book aloud and discuss.
Event Location: 271-11 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY, 11040-1436
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
Teen Council will meet weekly to discuss the book. Students will participate in letter writing with nursing home residents.
Event Location: Samuel Field Y, Flushing, NY, 11362
High school students read the book aloud.
Event Location: Samuel H. Wang - Yeshiva University High School
Schindler's List" chronicles Oskar Schindler's spiritual odyssey from war profiteer to humanitarian and hero. Winner of seven Academy Awards® in 1993, including Best Picture, this harrowing and heart-rending film is Steven Spielberg's masterpiece, and perhaps one of the finest and most important movies ever made. It depicts Schindler's ultimately successful attempt to rescue 1,100 Jews from Hitler's "Final Solution" by getting them to safety outside Poland
Event Location: Worcester County Library/Ocean Pines Branch, Berlin, MD, 21811
A panel discussion on important topics of the book, such as the history of the book's setting.
Event Location: 1640 Randolph Rd, Lawton, OK, 73507
Discuss the themes and ideas found in Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
Event Location: Eastern Correctional Institution - East, Westover, MD, MD
"Footprints on the Sands of Time" - Record a Memorable Moment in Your Life. Work one on one with a James Caldwell High School student to capture your story in print. You may even want to enter that story in the Essex County Legacy contest. Share your experiences with the next generation. This program is being co-sponsored by Caldwell LIVE, the library and the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education. While free and open to all seniors, to help us plan ahead please call and leave your name and number - 973-403-0972.
Event Location: 268 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, New Jersey, 07006
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
Come join our book club for a lively community comparison and contrast discussion of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. This event is sure to be interesting and informative for all.
Event Location: 202 West Broadway Street, Summerdale, AL, 36580
The Cattaraugus Free Library will be having a Big Read display during the months of February and March, 2010. Artifacts pertaining to local heritage and pioneer items will be on display and copies of My Antonia will be available as well. Come visit Cattaraugus Free Library to lean what life was like for early immigrants in the United States in Antonia's lifetime. The Library is closed on Sundays and Wednesdays. Mondays 2-5 PM, Tuesdays 9-12 and 2-8 PM, Thursdays 1:30-5:30, Fridays 2-8 PM and Saturdays 10-2 PM.
Event Location: Cattaraugus Free Library, 21 Main Street, Cattaragus, New York, 14719
The movie "Ironweed," starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep will be shown at the New York Power Authority's Hawkins Point Visitor Center Theater. Free popcorn will be served. You may pick up a free copy of the novel "The Great Gatsby" prior to and after the showing.
Event Location: New York Power Authority, Hawkins Point Visitors Center, Robinson Bay Rd., Massena, NY, 13662-2017
Join us for a thought provoking discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Event Location: 305 E. Main Street, Fairfield, WA, 99012
Veteran's group meet with Assemblywoman Bosworth to read book aloud.
Event Location: Great Neck Senior Center, Great Neck, 11023
Members of Project Independence will participate in four one-sessions on knitting. Participants will assemble squares to create a large shawl. Please call ahead to confirm.
Event Location: Great Neck Senior Center, Great Neck, NY, 11023
Gregory Peck films will be featured each Thursday in March. This week's romantic comedy also stars Audrey Hepburn in an Oscar-winning role as best actress. Popcorn provided! Please call the library for feature title and to register: 248-698-4942, ext. 2.
Event Location: 7527 E. Highland Rd., White Lake, MI, 48383
Features guest speaker from The Holocaust Center.
Event Location: Parker Jewish Institute Auditorium, 271-11 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY, 11040-1436
Stop by anytime to make a straw hat like Tom Sawyer might have worn. Any age welcome.
Event Location: 127 South Church Street, Dalton, OH, 44618
Stop by anytime to make a straw hat like Tom Sawyer might have worn. Any age welcome.
Event Location: 116 S. Main Street, Creston, OH, 44217
The Seasoned Performers present Conversations From Tom Sawyer.
Event Location: 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, AL, 35216
After-school crafts and scientific detective work will be offered to children ages 5-12 at the Haines Public Library along with readings from the The Maltese Falcon. Book bags will be available to hand out, featuring The Maltese Falcon.
Event Location: Haines Borough Public Library, P.O. Box 1089, Haines, Alaska, 99827
Come by and make your very own straw hat.
Event Location: North Avondale Library (BPL), 501 43rd St. N., Birmingham, AL, 35222
The Orange Cove Fire Department will present a program on fire safety for children. Learn more about their fire truck and equipment.
Event Location: Orange Cove Library, 815 Park Ave, Fresno, CA, 93646
Come watch Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad take a stand against a segregated TV dance show in the popular movie "Hairspray." We'll provide the snacks, you bring your friends. grades 6 and up.
Event Location: 12004 E. Main Avenue , Spokane Valley, WA, 99206
San Diego Workforce Partnership discusses employment and training opportunities in the growing field of healthcare.
Event Location: 9805 Campo Rd #180, Spring Valley, CA, 91977
Classic 1973 film adaptation of “Tom Sawyer” featuring Johnny Whitaker and Celeste Holm.
Event Location: Moulton Main Branch, 401 College Street, Moulton, AL, 35650-1483
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
Join us for games and activities about kids' lives in the 1930s as part of our Big Read: NH Reads To Kill a Mockingbird.
Event Location: Boscawen Public Library, Boscawen, NH, 03303
A guided book discussion on "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter."
Event Location: KSU-Georgia Highlands Joint Campus, Dallas, GA, 30132
The Klukwan Community Library will be showing mystery/detective movies every Thursday evening at the Library from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. during the month of March 2010 as part of The Big Read. Before each movie showing, there will be a brief discussion of the book, The Maltese Falcon, and a comparison discussion following the movie. Book bags containing the book, Readers Guide and CD will be available for hand-out to participants.
Event Location: Klukwan School, HC60 Box 2222, Haines, Alaska, 99827
A showing of the movie adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird", followed by a panel discussion on various topics of the book and movie.
Event Location: 4500 SW Lee Blvd, Lawton, OK, 73505
Dauphin County Library System invites area residents to view and discuss the movie version of "Fahrenheit 451."
Event Location: Kline Library, Harrisburg, PA, 17104
The Anniston Museum of Natural History will host a discussion of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" at their cave exhibit. The Museum naturalist will also discuss and exhibit cave animals. The Public Library of Anniston & Calhoun County, Jacksonville Public Library, Oxford Publio Library, Ohatchee Public Library and Piedmont Public Library will all share this event.
Event Location: Anniston Museum of Natural History, Anniston, AL, 36201
Kick back, get a bag of popcorn, and enjoy Eight Below!
Event Location: Ironwood Carnegie Library, Ironwood, MI, 49938
Special Callers Choice Game! Tonight's DOVE Bingo will feature a special Big Read Game, with their usual Callers Choice prize PLUS a special Call of the Wild prize for the lucky winner.
Event Location: Ironwood Memorial Building, Ironwood, MI, 49938
Mark Twain Family Night. An evening of reading excerpts of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", discussions, and Mark Twain related activities.
Event Location: Winship Elementary School, Yuba City, CA, 95993
Join us for a showing of the movie based on "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
Event Location: West End Library (BPL), 1348 Tuscaloosa Ave. SW, Birmingham, AL, 35211
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: Andrea’s, 2401 60th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53142
With professional photographer Lisa Huber. How to tell a story with digital photos. Learn about online photo sharing and creative ways to display digital photographs.
Event Location: 11555 Via Rancho San Diego, El Cajon, CA, 92019
Come by Library North today for the Adult Crochet Club. We'll be sharing dog patterns in honor of The Call of the Wild by Jack London and discussion the book while we crochet away. Ages: Adults.
Event Location: 3189 N. Highland, Units F&G, Jackson, TN, 38305
The Adult Book Club will meet to discuss Harper Lee's Biography.
Event Location: 110 SW Fourth Street, Lawton, OK, 73501
Community Book discussion of Sun, Stone and Shadows
Event Location: Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library, Edinburg, Texas, 78539
Please join us for a lively discussion led by recently retired English teacher Rhetta Colon. Refreshments will be served.
Event Location: Gilford Public Library, Gilford, NH, 03249
Fahrenheit 451 by Ampersand Arts.
Event Location: Augusta County Library, Fishersville, Virginia
Enjoy an evening of entertainment with Mark Twain!
Event Location: Chelsea Public Library 11611 Chelsea Rd, Chelsea, AL, 35043
Pick up a bookmark of books about the Great Depression Era and choose one of the listed books to read. Join us for discussion and games in the Storytime Room. Hope to see you there! Grades 3-5.
Event Location: Southwest Library, 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI, 53141
Join us at Kaldi's Coffeehouse for a discussion of Middle of Everywhere, a collection of short stories on American refugee life by Mary Pipher. This discussion is open to the public and purchase of beverage from Kaldi's is optional but appreciated!
Event Location: Kaldi's Coffeehouse, 124 E Simmons St, Galesburg, IL, 61401
Join us as the fantastic Dolores Hydock presents "Dead Cats and Spunk Water: Superstitions and Strange Logic in the Writing of Mark Twain."
Event Location: Springville Road Library (BPL), 1224 Old Springville Rd., Birmingham, AL, 35215
This event will be facilitated by Alissa Tipton, Head Librarian.
Event Location: Marshall Public Library, Marshall, IL, 62441
The White Lake Historical Society takes a look back at our community in the 30's. Wonder how our area compares to Maycomb, Alabama? Please call the library to register: 248-698-4942, ext. 2.
Event Location: 7527 E. Highland Rd., White Lake, MI, 48383
K1 P2 (Knit 1 Purl 2) is an ever growing group of knitters (and crocheters!) of all ages which meets on Thursday evenings for chatting and needling fun. Scouts, and service groups (young and young-in-spirit) are encouraged to join us. You will be "hooked" as soon as you cast on your first row of stitches. The blankets, hats and mittens created during The Big Read of "The Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" are being shared with our friends at Okiciyapi Tipi Habitat for Humanity in Eagle Butte, South Dakota.
Event Location: 268 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, New Jersey, 07006
Community book discussion at the Mission Public Library. Coordinator: Mayra Rocha 956-580-8758
Event Location: Mission Public Library, Mission , Texas, 78572
Performer richard Clark becomes author Mark Twain in this unique interactive one-man performance, while discussing Twain's life and writing with the audience.
Event Location: Windsor Locks Public Library, 28 Main Street, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096
Did you know that 59 of the 81 films awarded Best Picture at the Academy Awards were based on another medium? 44 of those films were adapted from novels and short stories. Since the dawn of Hollywood, filmmakers have been adapting previously published material for the big screen, including the 1962 Oscar winner To Kill a Mockingbird. This panel discussion, presented by the New Hampshire Film & Television Office as part of The Big Read: NH Reads To Kill a Mockingbird, will focus on the art of adaptation and will present attendees with first-hand insight from regional writers who have either penned an adapted screenplay or have had their original material turned into one.
Event Location: Keene Public Library, Keene, NH, 03431
Public book discussions every Thursday in March, 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Discounts available for individuals as well as school districts wanting to purchase copies of "The Maltese Falcon".
Event Location: 104 North Main Street, Mansfield, OH, 44902
University of New Hampshire History Professor J. William Harris will share his knowledge about the American South in the 1930s, which is when To Kill A Mockingbird takes place, and the South in the late 1950s, when the book was written. Harris will also discuss the author, Harper Lee, and the reception the book received, by the public and by critics, when it was first published. This program is made possible by the UNH Speakers’ Bureau.
Event Location: Hampstead Public Library, Hampstead, NH, 03841
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
A book discussion of "An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England" by Brock Clarke. Clarke's fourth book is the delightfully dark story of Sam Pulsifer, the accidental arsonist and murderer/narrator who leads readers through a multilayered, flame-filled adventure about literature, lies, love and life. Growing up in Amherst, Mass., with an editor for a father and an English teacher for a mother, Sam was fed endless stories that fueled (literally and figuratively) the rest of his life. Thus, the blurred boundaries between fact and fiction, story and reality become the landscape for amusing and provocative adventures that begin when, at age 18, Sam accidentally torches the Emily Dickinson Homestead, killing two people. After serving 10 years, Sam tries to distance himself from his past through college, employment, marriage and fatherhood, but he eventually winds up back in his parents' home, separated from his wife and jobless. When more literary landmarks go up in flames, Sam is the likely suspect, and his determination to find the actual arsonist uncovers family secrets and more than a bit about human nature. Sam is equal parts fall guy and tour guide in this bighearted and wily jolt to the American literary legacy. -- Publisher's Weekly
Event Location: Lebanon Public Library, 9 East Park Street, Lebanon, NH, 03766
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: 307 E. Main Street, Middleton, ID, 83644
Adults are encouraged to join the Big Read book discussion on March 11, 2010, at 7 PM at the Newport Public Library. Pat Larose will lead readers in a discussion of the themes in "The Great Gatsby", focusing on why this book's themes are timely and timeless and a good choice for a community read. At this session readers from other book clubs are encouraged to join the Librarians, as well as any general readers. Books and book kits are available from the Newport Public Library for members of non-library book groups.
Event Location: Newport Public Library, 330 Spring St., Newport, RI, 02840
Come join in a play reading of Harper Lee’s classic story To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel has been adapted as a drama by playwright Christopher Sergel. Multiple copies of the script will be available and participants can take on parts large or small. Come and take part in bringing the characters in the story to life through the spoken word.
Event Location: G.H. Bixby Library, Francestown, NH, 03043
"There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning," Wilder concludes in "The Bridge of San Luis Rey." Explore the novel philosophically with Prof. John Schuster of Morrisville State College and discover the big questions of life and love, death and fate.
Event Location: Oneida Public Library, Oneida, NY, 13421-2820
Mr. John Jungklaus will conclude his three-part music presentation with tonight's program focusing on the live radio broadcasts of the jazz age. A discussion will follow.
Event Location: 41 Glenn Street, Massena, NY, 13662-2017
Choose a part, join in a dramatic reading of a play version of "To Kill a Mockingbird." Refreshments will be served.
Event Location: G.H. Bixby Memorial Library, Francestown, NH, 03043
Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:30-8:30 p.m. Lake Geneva Public Library. Poet Edward J. Carvalho will lead a poetry writing workshop. This program is part of the 2010 Big Read: Waves Seen, Waves Heard! And hosted by the Lake Geneva Public Library. (918 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147). This program is free and open to the public, but the number of participants is limited. Pre-registration is requested. Sign up at the library or by calling 262.249.5299. For additional information contact Alisha Benson at the same number.
Event Location: Lake Geneva Public Library 918 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI, 53147
Go Comedy! the local improv theater, tackles The Maltese Falcon with their own sassy flavor. Think you know the story of Sam Spade and the black bird? Think again! Four great chances to see what the team at Go Comedy! thinks about this classic story.
Event Location: Go Comedy! - 261 E. Nine Mile, Ferndale, MI, 48220-1731
