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The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read broadens our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors through the power of a shared reading experience. Managed by Arts Midwest, this initiative annually provides support to selected nonprofit organizations around the country to host dynamic community-wide reading programs in collaboration with local partners to develop and conduct engaging events and activities.
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The Matthews receives 2021 NEA Big Read Grant! - Matthews Opera House & Arts Center
Alpha Psi Omega at UGA
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Toni Morrison - Big news: The National Endowment for the Arts has just announced that BELOVED has been selected for their Big Read program, encouraging non-profit organizations around the country to have
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Spring Newsletter 2021 — The RAiR Foundation
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NEA Big Read: Lab Girl – Chillicothe Public Library
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Eiteljorg leads citywide National Endowment for the Arts reading celebration of classic Western novel, True Grit - Eiteljorg
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NEA Big Read (@NEABigRead) / X
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Jennifer Wrampe, Nebraska Library Commission Blog
Garner Awarded $9,300 Grant for National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, News List
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