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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.

Orange Reads and this Web site are presented by OLA, the Orange Library Association, serving the seventeen member libraries of Orange County, New York.

September 4: Our newsletter is available for download now. (download link – 4.6 MB)

 

Welcome to Orange Library Association's "The Big Read." In October, Orange County's seventeen public libraries will spotlight our area's agricultural heritage with a unique literary endeavor celebrating John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.

The Grapes of Wrath is an excellent choice for Orange County as it relates so well to our area's history, population and current problems. Readers can relate the novel to our farming heritage, our local social issues of migrants and newcomers, and the ongoing concerns about how climate change, soil erosion, loss of habitat for local species and unchecked residential development will affect the land, livelihoods and people who live in our expanding community.


Visit your local library for events in your community, check the events listings here, and spare some time for our countywide "The Big Read" event.

Enjoy!

Ginny Neidermier, President

Orange Library Association