Our 2017 NEA Big Read is coming to a close over the next few weeks. We are grateful for the many inspirational and practical programs Attleboro’s 1ABC partners and members have developed for this year’s project. You can feel, as well as see, the dedication and love for what they do coming from our Emergency […]
What is the Big Read? According to the NEA website, “A program of the National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Managed by Arts Midwest, this initiative offers grants to support innovative community reading programs designed […]
As part of our 2017 Summer Reading theme “Build a Better World”, the Attleboro Public Library has joined the international Kindness Rocks Project. One message at just the right moment can change your entire day…outlook…life! Started by Megan Murphy who was living on Cape Cod, the project was created to spread inspiration and motivation to […]
Attleboro’s 1ABC (1 Adventure, 1 Book, 1 Community), a committee of local agencies organized by the Attleboro Free Public Library, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts/The Big Read grant for a community-wide reading project this fall. The announcement of this year’s title before the Attleboro Municipal Council took place at Attleboro City […]
