library.utb.edu This year’s Big Read title for Mono County is ‘Sun, Stone, and Shadows’, a collection of 20 short stories by Mexican authors. To learn more: www.neabigread.org.

The Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded Big Read grants to 269 arts, culture and science organizations, libraries and municipalities on June 23, 2009. The communities and institutions will use the grants, totaling $3,742,765, to host Big Read celebrations that bring communities together to read, discuss, and celebrate one of 30 selections from U.S. and world literature.
“The Institute is pleased to support the Big Read, which brings communities together to enjoy literature in their public libraries,” said Anne-Imelda M. Radice, IMLS Director. “Libraries are community anchors that serve as centers of engagement, literacy and lifelong learning. There is nothing better than reading a great book and sharing your delight and insights with others.”
The selected organizations receive Big Read grants ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 to promote and carry out: a kick-off event to launch the program; activities devoted specifically to its Big Read book; events using the selection as a point of departure, such as film screenings, theatrical readings, exhibits; and book discussions in diverse locations aimed at a wide range of audiences.
“This year we have chosen a book of short stories by Mexican authors, which we will read during April and May of 2010,” said Mono County Libraries Branch Support Librarian Ana Danielson-Wells of the book, “Sun, Stone, and Shadows.” “We will also have a number of events to celebrate Mexican culture during this time.”
– Press Release