Everybody Reads Together
Welcome to Everybody Reads 2009! This year's selection is Stubborn Twig by Lauren Kessler.
This is the library's seventh annual Everybody Reads and having been involved with the project since the very beginning, I can say that though the overall goal remains the same (to connect people with one another through the reading and discussion of a single literary work) each year offers unique opportunities to highlight different themes or try new or different ideas.
In our first year (A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines) we formed some wonderful partnerships with local churches and the ecumenical community and the Blazers NBA team even cohosted a book discussion group. In 2004, the selection of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 was especially time timely as it coincided with the U.S. Patriot Act and generated some very passionate discourse! In recent years, the Everybody Reads books have sought to highlight the rich cultural diversity of our community.
This year's program is being presented in conjunction with Oregon Reads 2009, the statewide reading project celebrating the Oregon 150 or sesquicentennial. That means that nearly every library in the state is promoting reading and discussion of Stubborn Twig!
We hope you will join in this year's project and take the opportunity to read, learn and connect.
Posted by Terrilyn Chun
