CLARK LIBRARY ANNOUNCED IT HAS
RECEIVEDA 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS
GRANT TO HOST ITS BIG READ EVENT
IN
SEPTEMBER.LIBRARY DIRECTOR JOHN
FLINN MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT
TODAY.THE LIBRARY IS ONE OF 79
NONPROFITS TO RECEIVE THE GRANT
FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR
THE ARTS.THE MONEY WILL GO
TOWARDS PROVIDING FREE COPIES OF
"CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT," A NEW
YORK TIMES BEST SELLING BOOK
BYROZ CHAST.THE BOOK FOCUSES ON
CHAST’S PARENTS IN THEIR FINAL
YEARS
AND TOUCHES ON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
PEOPLE REACH END OF
LIFE.FINN SAID THE LIBRARY WAS
HONORED TO BE SELECTED FOR A
12TH N-E-A BIG READ GRANT.###




{"THE NEA BIG READ BROADENS OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF OUR WORLD, OUR
COMMUNITIES AND OURSELVES
THROUGH THE JOY OF SHARING A
GOOD BOOK.
WE ARE AMONG ONLY FIVE LIBRARY
IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE
SELECTED FOR 12 BIG READ
GRANTS"}[***MFROST***]
THE LIBRARY HAS SEVERAL EVENTS
PLANNED DURING THE BIG READ
MONTH IN SEPTEMBER.THE AUTHOR OF
THE BOOK WILL ALSO BE
IN HELENA ON SEPTEMBER FIFTH TO
DELIVER A KEYNOTE
PRESENTATION AS WELL AS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR BOOK
SIGNINGS.YOU
CAN ALSO PICK UP A FREE COPY OF
"CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
MORE PLEASANT" AT THE LIBRARY
BEGINNING IN AUGUST.####




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