Latinos in Rural America

The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County is honored to present Clara Roman-Odio’s “Latinos in Rural America” exhibit as part of our 2022 NEA Big Read programming. Please stop by our Main Library at 201 N. Mulberry Street in Mount Vernon to explore this award-winning public humanities project. Drawing on visits and interviews, LiRA highlights the lives of Latinos living in Knox County, Ohio.
More NEA Big Read activities, book discussions and events will be announced in the coming weeks, so keep an eye on our website at www.knox.net. The NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
For more information about NEA Big Read events at PLMVKC, please email knoxwrites1@gmail.com or call (740) 392-BOOK ext. 259.
Information courtesy of the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County