Grab your spyglass and trench coat: The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library will host several events celebrating The Maltese Falcon as part of the annual Big Read program in March and April 2011. The JMRL is one of only 75 not-for-profit organizations to receive a $5,000 grant for Big Read participation from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Dashiell Hammet’s famous detective novel is the fifth selection by the JMRL for Big Read; previous titles include The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and A Lesson Before Dying. You can learn more about the program from brochures which will appear in all branch libraries early next year. Bring your love of Humphrey Bogart and whodunnit plots.
