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Katonah Village Library invites you to join the WESTCHESTER BIG READ! and discover an unforgettable work of fiction, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien and to share the experience with friends and community members at the Feb. 27th roundtable discussion and other BIG READ programs in February & March 2010 They carried all
they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe
for the terrible power of the things they carried. |
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AUTHOR & BOOK
THE BOOK In “The Things They Carried,” author Tim O’Brien’s presents a fictionalized account of his experiences in Vietnam. He paints a compelling sometimes brutal psychological portrait of a soldier caught in war’s grip. Many of the soldiers, like O’Brien, who made it home alive, are haunted by images of a nightmarish time in their lives. In this fictionalized account, O’Brien gives voice to the nightmare that lives on in the heads and hearts of Vietnam veterans. For more about the book - click here. THE AUTHOR O'Brien spent his tour of duty from 1969 to 1970 as a foot soldier with the 46th Infantry in Quang Ngai province. For some of that time he was stationed in My Lai, just one year after the infamous My Lai Massacre. He was sent home with a Purple Heart when he got hit with shrapnel in a grenade attack. O'Brien published The Things They Carried in 1990. His many accolades include a Guggenheim fellowship, a National Book Award, an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. Other works by Tim O'Brien - click here. |
BIG
READ EVENTS at Katonah Village Library 914-232-3508 - email katref@wlsmail.org ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION DATE CHANGE! March 6th, 2 p.m. - The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. Originally scheduled for February 27. VIETNAM ERA FILM SERIES CANCELED! February 26, Friday, 7 p.m. - Forrest Gump, PG-13 Starring Tom Hanks (runtime 2 hr. 22 min); 6 Oscars including Best Picture & Best Actor. Children under 13 years old should be accompanied by a parent March 12, Friday, 7 p.m. - The Fog of War, PG-13 Documetary not only analyzes Former Secretary of Defense McNamara's controversial decisions during the first half of the Vietnam War, but also his early and later life. Won Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (runtime 1 hr. 15 min.). Children under 13 years old should be accompanied by a parent March 26, Friday, 7 p.m. - Good Morning Vietnam, R Starring Robin Williams (runtime 2 hr.). Persons under 17 are not allowed to attend R-rated motion pictures unaccompanied by a parent or adult guardian. POETRY EVENTS March 13 & 20, Saturdays, 1:30 p.m., Big Read Poetry Writing Workshop with Karen Rippstein. Adults & high school-age teens. Registration required - 914-232-3508 or email katref@wlsmail.org. March 27, Saturday, 2-4:30 p.m, Open Poetry Read. Bring any poem & read. Adult to middle school teens. Registration required - 914-232-3508 or email katref@wlsmail.org. All programs are free & open to the public For a selection of fiction, memoirs, history and other nonfiction books about the Vietnam Conflict available from Katonah Village Library and other libraries in the Westchester Library System please click here. More information is available from online literature databases and on the Internet. Please try: The Literary Reference Center (scroll down the page) - includes biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses from authors of every discipline. Library database accessible with your Westchester library card. Proquest Platinum (scroll down the page) - comprehensive publication collection from general reference to advanced subject matter. It has more than 2,000 journal/magazine titles. Library database accessible with your Westchester library card. Westchester Librarian's Best Picks - Vietnam War Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Experiencing War - Stories from the Veteran's History Project, Library of Congress American Women's History: A Research Guide - The Vietnam War |
The idea is simple: encourage as many people as possible to read—and discuss—the same book during a concentrated period. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. ArtsWestchester and Westchester Library System, in partnership with dozens of cultural organizations, civic groups, schools and colleges, are bringing The Big Read to Westchester in 2010. Saturday,
February 21 at 3pm February 22—March 8, Fordham Westchester, Harrison For RSVPs, more events & exhibitions information - click here |
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