The Big Read

Join RCPL as we participate in the national reading initiative, The Big Read. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

See all The Big Read events below:

6:30 pm, Thursday, October 1

Join us for special screening of The Raven starring Bela Lugosi based on the classic poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Discussion with Dr. Christopher Bundrick will follow.
 

3:00 pm, Sunday, October 4

Join us for a special adaptation of The Tell-Tale Heart and Selected Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, created and performed by Columbia Marionette Theatre.

6:30 pm, Thursday, October 8

Join us for special screening of The House of Usher starring Vincent Price based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, Fall of the House of Usher.

6:30 pm, Tuesday, October 13

Join us for a book discussion of Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, led by Dr. Gretchen Woertendyke from the University of South Carolina.

7:00 pm, Wednesday, October 14

Join us for a book discussion of Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, led by Dr. David Shields from the University of South Carolina.

6:30 pm, Monday, October 19

Join us for a book discussion of Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, led by Dr. Jeffrey Makala from the University of South Carolina.
 

6:30 pm, Tuesday, October 20

Join us for a special screening of the film Murders in the Rue Morgue, based on the classic Edgar Allan Poe mystery novel.
 

6:30 pm, Monday, October 26

Join us for a special teens-only book discussion of Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, led by Dr. Ray McManus from the University of South Carolina.
 

6:30 pm, Tuesday, October 27

Join us for a special screening of The Pit and the Pendulum starring Vincent Price based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
 

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