By BECKY BROWER Communication Services, Syracuse Public Library SYRACUSE — Books for the annual community book read may be picked up at the Syracuse Library. The books are unabridged Edgar Allen Poe stories and poems with notes and commentary to help the modern reader understand Poe’s intentions and his place in the history of literature. …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — With financial support from The Dekko Foundation, Kosciusko Literacy Services has launched the Plant the Seed, Read community book read. Placed in yellow bins at convenient locations throughout the county are 650 copies of “Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe.” Each of the six area libraries hosts a bin. Residents are …read more.

The Community Book Read is for residents of Kosciusko County from mid-December through March 2013. Free copies of My Ańtonia by Willa Cather are in bright yellow bins throughout the county. Please take, read and enjoy the book. Return the book to the bin so someone else may read the book. The books will be …read more.