NEA Big Read 2022 Events .......... 12

IN-PERSON Signature Event

ADULTS

ONLINE Signature Events

A Conversation with National Youth Poet Laureate Alexandra Huynh 1/22 l 1-2PM l REGISTER

An Online Conversation with Thi Bui, awardwinning author of The Best We Could Do 1/29 l 1-2PM l REGISTER Book Discussions

Book Bunch: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui 1/18 l 3:30-4:30PM l REGISTER

NEA Big Read Book Discussion 1/22 l 2-3PM l REGISTER

Director’s Book Club, with Director Allison Grubb 1/26 l 3:30-5PM l REGISTER

Workshops & Presentations

Impressions of the Past: Embroidery Art Workshop, with artist Annie Nugget 1/12 l 2-3:30PM l REGISTER

NEA Big Read: What’s Your Story? Learn how to conduct a family history interview to preserve your family’s immigration experience l 1/22 l 2-3PM l REGISTER All-age celebration of art and literature 1/15 l Noon-5PM l Pompano Beach Library and Cultural Center (Outdoor event, no registration needed) Book Discussions

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui

1/10 l 1:30-2:30PM l Century Plaza/Leon Slatin Library l REGISTER 1/13 l 2-3PM l Riverland Library l REGISTER 1/14 l 11AM-Noon l Northwest Branch Library l REGISTER 1/18 l 10:30-11:30AM l Hollywood Library l REGISTER 1/19 l 1-2PM l Lauderhill Towne Centre Library l REGISTER 1/19 l 5:30-7PM l North Regional/Broward College Library l REGISTER 1/20 l 2-3PM l Davie/Cooper City Library l REGISTER 1/22 l 2-3PM l REGISTER l Barnes and Noble

Film & Discussions

The Killing Fields 1/11 l 2-5:30PM l Galt Ocean Mile Reading Center l REGISTER 1/27 l 2-4PM l Riverland Library l REGISTER Creative Workshops

Write Your Own Graphic Memoir 1/22 l 10:30AM-12:30PM l North Regional/Broward College Library l REGISTER

Impressions of the Past: Xerox Photo Transfer Workshop, with artist Annie Nugget 1/22 l 2-3:30PM l Main Library l REGISTER

ADULTS In-In-Person Person Genealogy, Family & the Immigrant Experience

Southeast Asian Community Memory Day: Learn how to digitize family photos and more 1/22 l 11AM-12:30PM l Weston Library l REGISTER

Storytelling, Immigration and Community Panel Discussion 1/22 l 2-3PM l Barnes and Noble, 2051 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 33305, 954-5613732 l REGISTER

The Immigrant Journey Panel Discussion 1/22 l 4-5:30PM l Tate’s Comics, 4566 N. University Dr., Lauderhill, 33351 l REGISTER

TEENS

ONLINE

NEA Big Read 2022 An Online Conversation with National Youth Poet Laureate Alexandra Huynh 1/22 l 1-2PM l REGISTER IN-PERSON Drawn Together: Explore Asian Culture through Stories and Crafts 1/10 l 4-5:15PM l Deerfield Beach Percy White Library l REGISTER

Let’s Read & Talk: A Different Pond by Bao Phi 1/11 l 3:30-4PM l Hollywood Library l REGISTER

Drawn Together: Family Activity (Ages 5 -11) 1/18 l 3:30-4PM l West Regional Library l REGISTER

Afternoon Story Time & Holiday Celebrations: Tet (Vietnam) and New Year (China) 1/25 l 4:30-5:30PM l Lauderhill Towne Centre Library l REGISTER

Drawn Together: Building Bridges Book Talk & Craft (All ages) 1/27 l 11-11:45AM l Margate Catharine Young Library l REGISTER

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, with additional sponsorship provided by the Broward Public Library Foundation.