We are proud to announce that the National Endowment for the Arts has chosen

Lonesome Pine Regional Library to receive our second grant to host The Big Read.

 

Lonesome Pine Regional Library, along with our partners, will celebrate Willa Cather’s

classic novel My Ántonia, during April and May.  Our partnering agencies include:

 

University of Virginia’s College at Wise and Mountain Empire Community College

Regional Adult Education Program of Lee, Scott, Wise and City of Norton Public Schools

Public Schools in Wise, Dickenson, Lee, and Scott Counties and the City of Norton

Lonesome Pine Office on Youth

Southwest Virginia Museum and Historical State Park

The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail

Virginia Commission of the Arts

Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission

Pro-Art Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMES TO LONESOME PINE

AGAIN IN 2009!

 

 

* All events except the Cabaret Dinner Theatre (which is a $20 ticketed event sponsored by the Friends of the Library) are free.  All are open to the public.

 

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.  The Big Read is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and bring the transformative power of literature into the lives of its citizens.  The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.

 

 

 

For more information on The Big Read and a calendar of events click here:

www.neabigread.org