6/4/13 - The Hartland Cromaine Library has been named as one of only two libraries in Michigan to receive funding this year for the annual Big Read program. The library has been awarded the grant money six times in the past, and even self-funded a version of the Big Read when the funding was unavailable. The featured book for the Hartland Big Read will be The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Library Director Ceci Marlow says although The Great Gatsby takes place in the 1920's, modern readers will be able to relate to the themes including substance dependence and the abuses of society. The library is planning to help readers of all ages learn more about the Roaring 20's with events that will include live jazz music, period activities and cooking, and history lessons about prohibition and the speakeasy that operated in the local area, called the Black Cat. The program may include a showing of the recent film interpretation of The Great Gatsby. Marlow says the 2014 Big Read program will take place from mid-April to mid-May of next year. The only other Michigan awardee is the Dearborn Public Library which will feature The Call of the Wild. (TD)
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