The Big Read is a
program of the
National Endowment

for the  Arts in
partnership with the
Institute
of Museum
and Library Services
and Arts Midwest

 

 

 

     


Not everything they took came home.  But what they
carried in Vietnam - and afterward - changed the world.

Schedule of Events: [Open to the public]  CLICK HERE FOR CALENDAR

  • Monday, October 4:  BOOK DISCUSSION
    Collins Main Library, 1:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 9:  KICK-OFF CELEBRATION
    Collins Main Library, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, October 19:  BOOK DISCUSSIONS
    Tallahassee Senior
    Center, 11:00 a.m.
    Lake
    Jackson Branch Library, 6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 21:  BOOK DISCUSSION
    Dr. B.L. Perry, Jr. Branch Library, 6:30 p.m.
  • Friday, October 22:  FILM, “Coming Home”
    All Saints Cinema, 7:00 p.m.
    Hosted by the Tallahassee Film Society
  • Thursday, October 28:  BOOK DISCUSSION
    Ft.
    Braden Branch Library, 6:30 p.m.

For more information:
LeRoy Collins Leon County
Public Library System
850 | 606-2665 or
www.leoncountylibrary.org

 

  • Monday, November 1:  BOOK DISCUSSION
    "The Hooch", 241 Lake Ella Drive, 7 p.m.
    Vietnam Veterans of America Big Bend Chapter 96
  • Wednesday, November 3:  KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
    Presented by Dr. Lance DeHaven-Smith
    Collins Main Library, 7:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 4:  BOOK DISCUSSION
    Commission Chambers, County
    Courthouse, 12 noon
  • Tuesday, November 9:  BOOK DISCUSSION
    Northeast Branch Library, 6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 11:  VETERANS DAY PARADE
    Monroe Street, 10:00 a.m.

Traveling Book Club Kits
We made five kits of "The Things They
 Carried
" so all Book Clubs have the
opportunity to enjoy this Big Read!!
 


From The Big Read website:
Introduction
Historical Content
About the Author

 

 

   Other Works by the Author
   Discussion Questions
   Additional Resources
   Credits