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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.

In anticipation of its countywide reading project kicking off October 1, the Orange Library Association (OLA), which represents the 17 public libraries in Orange County, invites its patrons and friends to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's 201st birthday on January 19 by reading one of his short stories and poems or watching a movie based on his work.

On October 1-3, OLA is planning a weekend of activities to kick of the reading of the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.


Patrons of Orange County libraries have access to 197 titles by Edgar Allan Poe, including audio books (cassette, CD, and Playaway). movies (videocassette and DVD), Spanish language and large print editions, as well as several titles available through the Overdrive Digital Download Center at http://efiles.rcls.org.

According to the National Endowment for the Arts, "No author stays internationally popular for 150 years by accident. Poe is one of the classic authors of American literature - a master of the short story, a magician of the short poem, and critic of brilliance and originality. Let us underestimate him nevermore!"

For more information, visit Orange Reads Poe 2010 on Facebook, or email orangereads2010@gmail.com.