The Big Read
THE BIG READ
Roaring Fork Valley
September 28th- October 31st, 2009
In partnership with the Aspen Writers' Foundation, we are participating in the community-based reading campaign known as the Big Read. It is an initiative of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The goal is to get as many people as possible in a geographic area to read and talk about the same book.
Roaring Fork Valley
September 28th- October 31st, 2009

In partnership with the Aspen Writers' Foundation, we are participating in the community-based reading campaign known as the Big Read. It is an initiative of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The goal is to get as many people as possible in a geographic area to read and talk about the same book.
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is the rare American novel that can be discovered with excitement in adolescence and reread into adulthood without fear of disappointment. Few novels so appealingly evoke the daily world of childhood in a way that seems convincing whether you are sixteen or sixty-six.
The Pitkin County Library will be hosting the following activities.
"Social Conditions and The Law: Then and Now" Panel Discussion
Event Location: Pitkin County Library 120 North Mill Street, Aspen, CO, 81611
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Who is Harper Lee?
Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2009
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
The Little Read of Miss Tizzy by Libba Moore Gray
Date: Wed, Oct 21, 2009
Time: 10:15am
"To Kill A Mockingbird" Teen Book Discussion
Event Location: Pitkin County Library 120 North Mill Street, Aspen, CO, 81611
Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm
"To Kill A Mockingbird": Book to Film Discussion Join local film enthusiasts as they discuss the adaptation of one of the best books ever written to one of the best films ever made of the classic To Kill A Mockingbird. Popcorn and soda will be served! For more information: Audrey Tolle, Pitkin County Library, 970.429.1932
Event Location: Pitkin County Library 120 North Mill Street, Aspen, CO, 81611
Date: Thurs, Oct 29, 2009
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm

For a complete listing of all Big Read events,
check out the Calendar of Events at:
www.neabigread.org/communities/?community_id=1809
Additional information on The Big Read is available through the NEA's main website at www.neabigread.org and the Aspen Writers' Foundation site at www.aspenwriters.org.
This event is presented in partnership with
the Aspen Writers' Foundation and
Pitkin County Library, presenters of
The Big Read Roaring Fork Valley.
The Big Read is an initiative of
the National Endowment for the Arts,
in partnership with the
Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

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