We are excited for Great Michigan Read author Curtis Chin to be back in Michigan next week and hope to see you all at a free community event in Charlevoix, Sault Ste. Marie, Marquette, St. Ignace, and West Branch!

I’ve attached a poster that highlights the four stops on the May leg of our Great Michigan Read author tour, and included a list below that includes those four + a partner event in St. Ignace supported by GMR Action Grant funding.

Charlevoix tour event—Monday, May 11 at 6 p.m.: Charlevoix Public Library (220 Clinton St).
Event page | Facebook event

Sault Ste. Marie tour event—Tuesday, May 12 at 6 p.m.: Bayliss Public Library (541 Library Drive).
Facebook event

Marquette tour event—Wednesday, May 13 at 5:30 p.m.: Peter White Public Library (217 N Front St). This is a ticketed event, and all tickets for this event have been claimed. Peter White Public Library will be live streaming the event on its YouTube channel; individuals who were not able to obtain a ticket can watch the full event there.
Event page

St. Ignace partner event—Thursday, May 14 at 6 p.m.: St. Ignace Public Library (110 W Spruce St).
Facebook event

West Branch tour event—Friday, May 15 at 7 p.m.: China Inn Restaurant (601 W Houghton Ave). Registration is required. Co-hosted by Ogemaw District Library and West Branch District Library.
Registration page

Please, help us spread the word about this incredible set of free, public events!

The 2025–26 Great Michigan Read is presented by Michigan Humanities and supported by national, statewide and local partners, including the Library of Michigan and Michigan State University Federal Credit Union.

Interested in being part of the Great Michigan Read selection process? Contact me about committee participation, and share your ideas for future titles by May 31.

Please let me know if you have any questions or are interested in becoming a Great Michigan Read partner. We have a limited number of books and materials remaining! Grant funding for partner programming is still available.

Looking forward to seeing you at a Great Michigan Read event soon,

Katie

Katie Wittenauer (she/her)

Director of Programs | kwittenauer@mihumanities.org | LinkedIn

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