The Bainbridge Branch of Kitsap Regional Library is one of 127 organizations nationwide to receive a National Endowment for the Arts grant to participate in The Big Read project. KRL will work with other community organizations to celebrate reading by focusing on one major work of American fiction, Ray Bradbury’s prophetic Fahrenheit 451, throughout the month of February.The Big Read includes a number of community events, a cover art contest, essay submissions, readings, films and more.
(For additional information on The Big Read, please visit the Kitsap Regional Library website (http://www.krl.org/)
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment, with Pacific Northwest support from The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Local support for this program has been provided by the Friends of the Bainbridge Public Library.
