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