Orange County Public Library is partnering with Camp Pendleton and Casa Romantica to participate in the Big Read, a grant funded program offered through the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. This is a one comunity -- in this case Orange County -- one book. Starting March 5, join in by reading Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.

What does that mean here in Aliso Viejo? In addition to the many events you can find on the Big Read site (just filter by community: Orange County Public Library), you can participate here at the Aliso Viejo library in two ways:

First, we are having two screenings of the film version of the book on March 20, 2008, one at 10:30 am and the second at 6 pm. The screenings are free and refreshments will be provided.

Secondly, the library is proud to annouce our Read-It-Forward program. The Friends of the Aliso Viejo Library have generously provided copies of To Kill a Mockingbird. You can pick up the book for free, read it, and then just pass it on! We will be tracking the book through Book Crossing so we can follow the book's progress. You can pick up copies at the library, the Neighborhood Cup, and the Barnes and Noble Cafe. Where they end up is up to you!

Aliso Viejo Public Library
1 Journey
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
http://www.ocpl.org/73brnch.asp