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Article: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVES GRANT FROM NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 6, 2009
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OCEANSIDE, Calif., July 1 -- The city of Oceanside issued the following news release:
The Oceanside Public Library has received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host The Big Read in the Oceanside area.
The Big Read gives communities the opportunity to come together to read, discuss and celebrate one of 30 selections from American and world literature. The Big Read in Oceanside will focus on The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. This book is a brilliant collection of stories that describe the experiences of a fictional platoon of American soldiers during the Vietnam War.
The Oceanside Public Library will be partnering with several local organizations, educational ...