COMMUNITY Viewing of Big Book: Pages for Peace
The Big Book bookmakers team, the Pages for Peace Foundation, and GDRMS Bookmakers and Dreamers Club are excited to offer a “Big Book: Pages for Peace” community viewing event. Big Book will be on display in the Prescott School gymnasium, 145 Main St., Groton, as a thank you to the hundreds of local citizens who have supported this project over the last 12 years. Come view this giant book, 12 feet tall, 20 feet wide when open, with 1071 pages of peace letters, artwork, poetry, songs, and other documents submitted to Big Book from all over the world. Two kiosks with digital versions of Big Book will accompany the display so that visitors can view the book electronically.
The Big Book community event is dedicated to the Big Book project founder, peace club leader and teacher, Betsy Sawyer, who lost her battle with cancer April 3, 2016. “Big Book: Pages for Peace” will be on display through Wed., May 11, 2-4pm Mons . and Weds., 5-8pm Thurs., and 11am - 4pm Fri. There will be one weekend open Saturday May 7, 10am to 2pm. For more information, visit www.pagesforpeace.org.