Big Read 2009
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PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NH!
The Big Read: Southern New Hampshire Reads The Great Gatsby
The purpose of The Big Read, like the purpose of literature itself, is pleasure. Not necessarily an easy pleasure, but a deliciously rich and complex one. A great book combines enlightenment with enchantment. It awakens our imagination and enlarges our humanity. It can even offer harrowing insights that somehow console and comfort us.
~~Dana Gioia, Chairman, NEA
NCC & The Big Read Partner Site Librarians 
Program runs March 20 ~ April 30, 2009
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Communities in Southern New Hampshire will be reading the most popular classic in modern American fiction. In addition to book discussions, you'll have the opportunity to attend many exciting programs based on the 1920s theme.
Northeast Cultural Coop is partnering with Manchester City Library and libraries in Amherst, Auburn, Bedford, Candia, Deering, Fitzwilliam, Goffstown, Hampstead, Hollis, Manchester, Milford and New Boston to bring The Big Read to their communities.
We want YOU to be a part of The Big Read!
Go ahead and mark your calendar right now and save the date of March 20, 2009 and plan to attend our kick-off event at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester.
Also, do you have a book club? We'd love to have independent book clubs join the fun. Just let us know the date, the number of participants and a description of the participants--JOIN THE FUN! Send us an e-mail with the subject: BIG READ.
Learn more about the NEA's Big Read initiative, visit THE BIG READ.
NCC Program Info
Other Items of Note
In Memoriam
NCC experienced a great loss in July 2008 with the passing of George T. Milligan.
Wise Words
"No man becomes rich unless he enriches others."
- Andrew Carnegie
Northeast Cultural Coop
PO Box 346
Amherst, NH 03031-0346