Participants

Individuals

There are many ways in which individuals like avid readers, librarians, and teachers can participate in the The Big Read: One Book/One Community program.

Here are a few possibilities:

• Read the book and discuss with friends, family, colleagues, book clubs, classes...and the list goes on..
• Attend a Reading and Discussion Group
• Serve as a Reading and Discussion Group Leader
• Share information with others
• Train students to be discussion leaders and moderators
• Research the author
• Write the next chapter -- what happened later?
• Compare and contrast novel with play or film

Community Involvement/Groups

How can your organization participate? Any social or professional organization, group of family, friends, or neighbors can easily get involved.

Here are a few ways:

• Read the book
• Serve on a committee
• Attend or host a Reading Discussion Group
• Host a play
• Host a film viewing
• Host an online discussion
• Develop activities that tie in to the themes of The Great Gatsby.
• Plan or host a related program in the workplace designed to discuss key issues raised in the selected book
• Link to The Big Read: One Book/One Community webpage from your webpage
• Advertise the program externally, through your own mailers, signs, billboards, websites, newsletters, account notices, etc.

Corporations/Business

How can your business contribute? From small business, to large corporations, all industries can easily get involved.

Here are a few ways:

• Advertise the program within your company
• Encourage employees to read the book
• Encourage employees to attend a Reading and Discussion Group
• Encourage employees to attend a related program
• Host a Reading and Discussion Group within your organization
• Host an Online Discussion
• Plan or host a related program in the workplace designed to discuss key issues raised in the selected book
• Recruit and train Discussion Group Leaders from your company
• Underwrite copies of the Discussion Guide for community distribution
• Purchase copies of the book for members of your organization
• Purchase or underwrite copies of the book for other organizations
• Underwrite a related program or a speaker event
• Link to The Big Read: One Book/One Community webpage from your webpage
• Advertise the program externally, through your own mailers, signs, billboards, websites, newsletters, account notices, etc.
• Underwrite American Sign Language interpreters for programs
• Underwrite promotional products

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