Langdon Public Library » The Big Read http://www.langdonlibrary.org The online home of the Langdon Public Library Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:24:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 It’s Time for The BIG READ! http://www.langdonlibrary.org/?p=143 http://www.langdonlibrary.org/?p=143#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:04:49 +0000 scottcampbell http://www.langdonlibrary.org/?p=143 BW-BLKBGRD-127x300What is The Big Read, you ask?  The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, established in 2006 to encourage reading throughout communities across the country.  Just how “big” is it?  Well, in March, thousands of people all over the Granite State will be reading the same book: To Kill a Mockingbird, perhaps the “Great American Novel.”

Check out http://bigreadnh.org/ to learn more about To Kill a Mockingbird and to get details on all the great events planned for next month.  Here in Newington, we’ll kick it off tonight, Tuesday night, March 2.  The first 20 people to walk in, comment our Facebook page, call, or e-mail us on Tuesday will receive a free copy of the book.  Then we’ll meet on the 16th (and the 30th?) to talk about it.

And in a crazy coincidence (or as some people believe, there are no coincidences), AMC will be showing the movie tonight!  Check here for time and channel info: http://movies.amctv.com/movie/50165/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird/overview The film will also be shown on the 18th at the Paul Arts Center at UNH, as well as in Greenland and throughout the state all month.

As you can see, it’s going to be BIG, so join in!

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