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Fairfax County Public Library is partnering with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and many communities throughout Virginia on our latest community-wide reading program.  Join your friends and neighbors and read A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines until November 15 and become a part of one of the largest reading programs in the country!

Readers’ guides will be available in library branches and other sites beginning September 1. If you are a high school teacher and would like a teacher’s guide, please e-mail to request one.

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 designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and bring the transformative power of literature into the lives of its citizens. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.

Cosponsors include:
Fairfax Library Foundation
George Mason University
Fall for the Book
NOVEC
Green Spring Village
Fairfax County Senior Centers
Borders
Friends of the Reston Regional Library
Friends of the City of Fairfax Regional Library

Find out more about The Big Read.

On November 2nd police say that two teenage boys ages 14 and 15 broke into Centreville High.  Officers responded to the school’s burglar-alarm activation around 6:20 p.m. and found the boys inside the building. They were released to their parents, and police say charges may be pending.

From chorales to chamber groups, Centreville High School will host a number of performing arts events in the coming months. Here are some of the highlights: On Wednesday, Feb. 23, the concert bands of Centreville High School and Liberty Middle School will perform starting at 7:30 p.m.

The high school’s concert, chamber and symphony orchestras, along with Liberty Middle School’s concert orchestra, will perform March 3 at 7 p.m. A choral concert is scheduled for March 9 at 7:30 p.m. This concert will include performances by the high school’s women’s ensemble, concert choir, symphonic choir, and Madrigals. On March 12, Centreville will host the Mid-Atlantic Guitar Festival. The all-day event features guitar ensemble performances, adjudications, and concerts. Centreville High School is at 6001 Union Mill Road in Clifton. For more information about the school’s performing arts events, call 703-802-5400.

Centreville High School Class of 2005 parents and students are holding their annual Spring Bagged Mulch Sale on Saturday, March 12, to raise funds for the all-night alcohol- and drug-free “Road Trip 05” After Grad Celebration.

Premium quality double-shredded hardwood mulch can be ordered through March 4 for $4.50 per 3-cubic-foot bag. Orders must be placed by Friday, March 4. Online orders may be placed at http://www.cvhswildcats.com . For more information about the mulch sale or to volunteer, contact Bucky Sills at 703-830-0458 or Jay Moughon at 703-266-3784.