Today, Barnes & Noble in Braintree, will host a special To Kill a Mockingbird Read-A-Thon from 9am – 9pm, in celebration of tomorrow’s release of Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee.
If you’re on Twitter, celebrate the book by following the hashtags: #MockingbirdMonday and #GetPopCultured.
In light of the news of the past few months, and most recently the tragedy in Charleston, the objective of the Read-A-Thon is to provide a space for members of the community to gather, reflect and give voice Harper Lee’s classic, and timely novel on social justice.
By the way, despite a recent New York Times review of the new book that is shocking many fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, I still plan to read Go Set a Watchman.
Throughout the day, participating readers, including yours truly, will read passages from the book. A list of confirmed readers, and their scheduled reading times are below. I will be reading at 7:45pm.
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10:00 am: Virginia Polio, Executive Director,Braintree Community Youth Center
10:30 am: Terri Stano, Director, Thayer Public Library, Braintree
11:00 am: Joanne Tully, Vice President, Braintree Cooperative Bank
11:30 am: Jeannette Travaline, Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Braintree Cooperative Bank
1:00 pm: Clayton Cheever, Assistant Director at Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy
1:45 pm: Meaghan Thompson, Library Director, Turner Free Library, Randolph
2:00 pm: Frank Schroth, Member of the Board of Trustees, Milton Public Library
2:15 pm: Will Adamczyk, Director, Milton Public Library
6:00 pm: Mayor Joseph C. Sullivan, Braintree
6:15 pm: Chazy Dowaliby, Editor, The Patriot Ledger, The Enterprise Newspapers
6:30 pm: Lori Earl, Quincy
7:00 pm: State Representative Tackey Chan, 2nd Norfolk District, Quincy,
7:15pm: State Senator John F. Keenan, Norfolk and Plymouth District
7:45 pm: Lisa Johnson, Attorney, Writer & Blogger, Quincy
8:00 pm: Alan Howarth, Poet, host of “For the Love of Words”
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The event is free and to open to the public. All ages are welcome, so stop by if you can!
If you have any questions, please contact Barnes & Noble, Braintree at 781.380.0914 or e-mail crm1989@bn.com. The location is 150 Granite Street, which is near South Shore Plaza.
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*Updated* 5/14/2016: With a new more liberal interpretation of my life list, I consider this #73. While I didn’t read a poem in public for a happy event, I did read a passage from a book for a happy event. Close enough! 😀
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