{"id":4232,"date":"2013-02-01T07:56:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T12:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wrfalp.wordpress.com\/?p=4232"},"modified":"2016-05-18T15:05:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T19:05:19","slug":"morning-news-big-read-kick-is-today-at-prendergast-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/morning-news-big-read-kick-is-today-at-prendergast-library\/","title":{"rendered":"MORNING NEWS: Big Read Kick is Today at Prendergast Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JAMESTOWN &#8211; Today&#8217;s wintery weather may be the perfect touch to the kick off of a major reading event that was scheduled to take place today in Jamestown. The <strong>James Prendergast Library<\/strong> will kick off the annual <strong>Big Read<\/strong> later today 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the main reading room.<\/p>\n<p>The event is being called \u201cLead the Pack to the Big Read\u201d and was selected as the kickoff theme because this year\u2019s book, \u201cThe Call of the Wild\u201d by <strong>Jack London<\/strong>, is about a sled dog in the Yukon.<\/p>\n<p>Those attending are encouraged to come in appropriate dress for an Alaskan mining town during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1800s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrea Dimaio<\/strong> of Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue will also be on hand to display her sled dogs and a dog sled. Rescued dogs from the <strong>Chautauqua County Humane Society<\/strong> will be on hand, with donations being collected for that organization.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Refreshments will include chili provided by Forte and Coffee Cup restaurants and Elegant Edibles Catering. Dessert will be provided by Ecklof and Jones 212 bakeries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUNY Fredonia\u2019s Reed Library<\/strong> was selected to receive a $15,000 grant for this \u201cWild\u201d project promoting literacy. More than 10,000 copies of the Jack London classic have been distributed throughout the area.<\/p>\n<p>Other Big Read events scheduled at Prendergast Library are a film showing of \u201cThe Call of the Wild\u201d at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7; and book discussions at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. Several children\u2019s events are scheduled as well.<\/p>\n<p>Reed Library director <strong>Randy Gadikian<\/strong> says the purpose of the Big Read is to bring communities together through books, and these Jamestown events are a perfect example of that happening.<\/p>\n<p>Other Big Read activities that are free and open to the public will be offered throughout the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on all Big-Read activities \u2013 including a writing competition for all age groups &#8211; go online to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredonia.edu\/bigread\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fredonia.edu\/BigRead<\/strong><\/a>. We will also have an interview with Randy Gadikian to learn more about the Big Read later today during our Arts on Fire Program at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Read is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts through Arts Midwest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAMESTOWN &#8211; Today&#8217;s wintery weather may be the perfect touch to the kick off of a major reading event that was scheduled to take place today in Jamestown. The James Prendergast Library will kick off the annual Big Read later today 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the main reading room. 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