Titled First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, the tour gives Bard fans a chance to see the Folio, printed in 1623, which forms the basis for countless reprints to this day. A complete list of dates and cities appears below.

The Folger promises that "individual copies of this precious book, which is the hallmark of the Folger's collection, will be sent to libraries across the country with an accompanying interpretive exhibition. Theatrical performances and educational initiatives will cluster around the First Folio in local schools and theaters, providing a truly rich experience for anyone who wants the chance to see this historic book and learn more about the Bard."

Of the 233 surviving original copies of the First Folio, the Folger owns 82.

The Washington Post reported that "hundreds of hopeful libraries, museums, historical societies and other cultural venues submitted applications for a chance to host a free four-week display."

Here are the dates, venues and cities for the tour: Jan. 4-29: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Jan. 4-31: The Sam Noble Museum, Norman, OK
Jan. 5-Feb. 7: University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Feb. 1-28: The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami, FL
Feb. 1-28: Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Feb. 1-28: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Feb. 3-28: Lake County Discovery Museum, Wauconda, IL
Feb. 5-28: New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
Feb. 15-March 15: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
March 4-April 2: Portland Public Library, Portland, ME
Feb. 15-March 15: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
March 7-April 3: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Feb. 15-March 15: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
March 7-April 3: Museo y Centro de Estudios Humanísticos, Turabo, PR
March 7-April 3: University of South Dakota and the National Music Museum, Vermillion, SD
March 7-April 3: Texas A&M University, College Station TX
March 21-April 7: Seattle Public Library, Seattle WA
April 9-May 1: The Durham Museum, Omaha, NE
April 9-May 1: Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
April 11-May 1: University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
April 11-May 1: Brown University, Providence, RI
April 11-May 1: University of South Carolina Libraries, Columbia, SC
April 25-May 25: Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, HI
May 7-30: North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC
May 9-31: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
May 9-31: Amherst College, Amherst, MA
May 9-31: University of Montana, Missoula, MT
May 9-June 12: Museums of Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV
June 4-July 7: San Diego Public Library with The Old Globe, San Diego, CA
June 6-28: Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO
June 7-July 12: University of Central Arkansas with the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Conway, AR
June 7-July 17: New York Historical Society, New York, NY
June 20-July 30: Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH
July 5-31: State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismark, ND
July 26-Aug. 24: Alaska State Libraries, Archives, and Museums, Juneau, AK
Aug. 8-31: University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
Aug. 20-Sept. 21: Boise State University, Boise, ID
Aug. 29-Sept. 25: The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, IA
Aug. 30-Sept. 25: University of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Sept. 1-29: Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Sept. 2-25: >University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Sept. 7-30: Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY
Oct. 1-30: Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
Oct. 1-26: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Oct. 3-26: University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN
Oct. 3-31: Drew University and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, NJ
Oct. 7-31: Gallaudet University, Washington DC
Oct. 8-31: Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 1-Dec. 4: St. John's College, Annapolis, MD