(photo courtesy of the 13th District Council Office)

Councilman Mitch O’Farrell (center), 13th District, joined representatives from the National Endowment for the Arts and local students at city hall on March 24 to promote the Big Read program. Los Angeles Public Library branches will hold numerous Big Read events in April and May. The program encourages reading and the featured literature this year is “The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson.” For information and a schedule of events, visit neabigread.org or culturela.org.