The Big Read Schedule

Big Read Kick-Off Event

At the kick-off event visitors will be able to get a free copy of the book, and will be introduced to graphic storytelling as a medium.

Saturday, January 27, 2024
2-4 pm

Placerville Library
345 Fair Lane, Placerville

Story Recording Booth

Recording stories elicited via prompts provided by Unassuming
Collective.

Saturday, February 3, 2024
11-1 pm

Placerville Library
345 Fair Lane, Placerville

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
1-3 pm

South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd, South Lake Tahoe

Saturday, February 10, 2024
11-1 pm
Georgetown Library
6680 Orleans Street, Georgetown

Saturday, February 24, 2024
2-4 pm

El Dorado Hills Library
7455 Silva Valley Parkway, El Dorado Hills

Story Swap

Older adults will sign up to share stories with teen volunteers. A bell
will ring and teens will switch older partners. Designed to foster
intergenerational connection.

Thursday, March 14, 2024
4-6 pm

El Dorado Hills Library
7455 Silva Valley Parkway, El Dorado Hills

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
1-3 pm

Cameron Park Library
2500 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
1-3 pm

Placerville Library
345 Fair Lane, Placerville

Self-Portrait Workshop

Participants will create self-portraits in a variety of mediums, looking
to themselves as the main character of their own memoir.

Saturday, April 6, 2024
12-2 pm

Pollock Pines Library
6210 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines

Saturday, April 13, 2024
1-3 pm
Georgetown Library
6680 Orleans Street, Georgetown

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
2-4 pm
Cameron Park Library
2500 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park

Saturday, April 20, 2024
1-3 pm
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd, South Lake Tahoe

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
5-7 pm

Placerville Library
345 Fair Lane, Placerville

 

Switchboard Gallery

Switchboard Gallery
525 Main Street, Placerville

Thursday, May 23, 2024
6-8 pm
Opening Reception for Big Read Exhibition

May 23, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Audio Anthology of Local Stories

Exhibition showcasing original drawings from the audio stories

Publication of Illustrated Story Anthology

Thursday, June 6, 2024
6-8 pm
Story Slam - storytellers will have 5 minutes each to tell a story based on the theme of inherited stories.

Thursday, June 20, 2024
6-8 pm

Artist Talk - A conversation between artist Gavin Sellers-Norman, oral historian Mariah Padilla, and exhibition curator Marya Osucha.

 

The big Read exhibition will showcase the original drawings of artist Gavin Sellers-Norman illustrating the collected/recorded stories from our Big Read Story Booths.

Book Talk

Discussion around Chast's narrative approach to experiences she
inherited from her parents and her conflicted emotions about
becoming their caregiver.

Saturday, February 10, 2024
12-2 pm
Pollock Pines Library
6210 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines

Wednesday, February 21, 2024
5-7 pm

Placerville Library
345 Fair Lane, Placerville

Saturday, March 9, 2024
1-3 pm

South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd, South Lake Tahoe

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
5-7 pm

Cameron Park Library
2500 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
3-5 pm
El Dorado Hills Library
7455 Silva Valley Parkway, El Dorado Hills

Thursday, March 28, 2024
1-3 pm

Georgetown Library
6680 Orleans Street, Georgetown