The Big Read

Check it out - the BIG READ is here! What is the Big Read? The Big Read is an annual event which spans the United States that encourages reading. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, different organizations within a community who support reading pick a classic work of literature to read and then discuss. This year in Poughkeepsie the book of choice is F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic, The Great Gatsby. Local colleges, stores, libraries and schools are part of this collaboration, including Dutchess Community College. We have multiple copies of The Great Gatsby in the Francis U. and Mary F. Ritz Library, so stop by and grab a copy!

Open the PDF of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District's The Rotunda Big Read events by clicking here.

Stop by and see our Big Read display as you walk into the library and pick up a Reader's Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to enhance your reading experience.