READ ALL ABOUT IT WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS.Byline: Posted by Sharon Cotal valleynews.com user The Big Read is a nationwide reading initiative designed not only to revive To renew. For example, revival is the act of renewing the legal force of a contract or debt, either by acknowledging it or by giving a new promise, when the contract or debt is no longer a sufficient foundation for a lawsuit because it is barred by the running of the Statute literary reading and restore reading to the center of American culture, but to encourage reading for pleasure and bring communities together to read and discuss one book. Seventy-two communities across the nation are participating. The county of Los Angeles Public Library
The County of Los Angeles Public Library was among those to be awarded a grant, with the event scheduled to take place in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . The classic that will be highlighted for The Big Read initiative in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, is Ray Bradbury's "Farenheit 451," whose theme of censorship censorship, official prohibition or restriction of any type of expression believed to threaten the political, social, or moral order. It may be imposed by governmental authority, local or national, by a religious body, or occasionally by a powerful private group. is as relevant today as it was when the book was published in 1953. All three Santa Clarita libraries, the Valencia Library, the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library and the Newhall Library will be hosting programs from February through May. Events will include The Big Read kick-off event scheduled in April; an essay contest for students in junior high, high school and local colleges, read-a-thons, book discussions, a film festival, a panel discussion, and more. For information on The Big Read nationwide, visit http://www.neabigread.org. |
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