PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY'S MAIN BRANCH, 96 S. GRANT AVE.

We're kicking of the Big Read in Columbus in style at the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Main Brand (96 S. Grant Avenue) on April 22 at noon. You'll learn about why the Big Read is important, and you'll hear about all the fun and educational events we have planned for our Big Read focusing on Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club.

This event will be the first for Columbus' 2009 Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. It is the largest literature program in U. S. History. The Big Read in Columbus will take place from April 22 through May 23. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage reading for fun and enlightenment by providing communities with the opportunity to read and discuss a single book over the period of a month. In this case that book is The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. We are putting together a range of programs, from book discussions to workshops that expand upon certain themes in The Joy Luck Club. The program will begin with a kick off event here downtown on the State House lawn at noon on Wed., Apr. 22 and it will end on May 22 and 23 with a visit from Amy Tan.