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NEWS
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PRESS
'Beasts of the Southern Wild' screens Monday at Central Library
Commercial Appeal | September 2016
Author Jesmyn Ward to Speak at CBU, Along with Month-long Memphis Reads Programming
CBU News | Sept 2016
Memphis Reads hosts discussions and screenings, and welcomes author Jesmyn Ward
Memphis Flyer | September 2016
2017 Memphis Reads Sponsors
Sponsors
Memphis Reads 2017 is supported by Presenting Sponsor International Paper, with additional support from the
Tennessee Arts Commission, South Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Follett.
Memphis Reads is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee and is funded, in part, by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Memphis Reads Partners
Christian Brothers University
Rhodes College
Memphis Public Libraries
Friends of the Library
City of Memphis, Parks & Neighborhoods Division
University of Memphis
Shelby County Schools
Facing History and Ourselves
Booksellers of Laurelwood
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Check out these video highlights from the 2016 Memphis Reads program!