Broward County Library's NEA Big Read 2022 Explores the Asian Immigrant Experience

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Broward County Library (BCL) presents NEA Big Read in January 2022, featuring the graphic novel, The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by award-winning author Thi Bui, together with the books Drawn Together by Minh Le and A Different Pond by Bao Phi.

This year's NEA Big Read program series includes a full line-up of free events for all ages, including online and in-person discussions, art workshops and storytimes as well as three NEA Big Read signature events. All programs are free and open to the public.

The three signature events are Art Lit 2022: "Drawing Together: A Live Celebration of Art & Literature," an outdoor festival held January 15, 2022, at the Pompano Beach Library and Cultural Center and two live, online "Conversation with the Author" events.

The two online author conversations feature National Youth Poet Laureate Alexandra Huynh on January 22, 2022, at 2PM, while the second on 1PM features author Thi Bui on January 29, 2022.  Both are cosponsored by the Broward Public Library Foundation and the Ellsworth Public Library in Ellsworth, Maine.

The NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our neighbors and ourselves through the power of a shared reading experience. Showcasing a diverse range of themes, voices, and perspectives, the NEA Big Read aims to inspire meaningful conversations, artistic responses and new discoveries and connections in each community. 

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. Follow us on #NEABigReadBCL, #NEABigRead and #ArtsMidwest.

About Broward County Libraries
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