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The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (PLMVKC)

Mount Vernon, OH

NEA Big Read

FY2024

About

PLMVKC celebrates Charles Yu’s Interior: Chinatown with book discussions and on our “What Are You Reading?” podcast; a Teen Makerspace craft series; prose, poetry, and screenwriting workshops with Ira Sukrungruang, Cindy Ok, Jon Tazewell and Hao Zhou; dance, foodways and martial arts demos and more! PLMVKC will host an author visit at Woodward Opera House, with Lion Dancers and a community meal.

Award Details

  • NEA Big Read
    Grant or Award Received
  • Ohio
    Location
  • $20,000
    Grant Amount
  • 2024
    Fiscal Year of Award

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