I attended the official kickoff to The Big Read funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. The kickoff at BG Public Library had a proclamation from the mayor pro tem (spelling?) designating October as The Big Read month. I'm excited to be reading the chosen book, The Great Gatsby.
Four students from WKU were at the kickoff - two guys and two girls. They acted out some lines from the book. It was very captivating. They also danced a few stops of the Charleston; there were a few volunteers who danced with them.
Complimentary copies of the book were given away tonight and will be throughout the month at different places around town. Although I'm pretty sure I read the book in high school (can't remember for sure, I am so excited to be reading it as an adult. Hopefully, I will be able to go to a few of the book discussions and see the movie at one of the library branches.
I will be blogging about my reading as I go along.
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We went, too (to barnes and noble) and got one, but I haven't read it yet.
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