Home | What's New | Library Catalog | Personal Account | Library Information | Internet Sites | Electronic Resources Programs & News | Contact Us | For Readers | Fiction | Kids & Teens | Reference & Nonfiction | Movies, Music, Audiobooks Library Blogs | Hours & Locations | Friends | Foundation | Gift Shop | A to Z Index

Duluth's Area-Wide Reading Projects

2010 - ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE by Barbara Kingsolver   and   SEEDFOLKS by Paul Fleischman              Previous One Book, One Community Selections Click on the titles for information from the resource guides produced each year.  2009 - POPULATION: 485 by Michael Perry  2008 - THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin 2007 - THE JOY LUCK CLUB by Amy Tan 2006 - THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2005 - FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 2004 - THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Mark Twain 2003 - TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom 2002 - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee      Book Selection Process Among the criteria that the committee uses in making the annual book selection are: Availability of the book in multiple formats Availability of film versions of the book A provocative read at a reading level appropriate for high school Part of the high school curriculum Popular appeal Suggestions from previous program evaluation forms

How can you participate? Get the books. Look for Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and/or Seedfolks at the library or buy a copy at your local bookstore. Read. Between now the end of April, join your family and friends in reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and/or Seedfolks. Get a Reader's Guide. A free resource guide is being developed for participants to use when organizing their discussion groups. Discussion guides will be available at the Duluth Public Library and your local bookstore in March, or find the same information here on this web site. Discuss. Organize a book club at your home, community center, senior center, coffee house or place of worship, and discuss the fascinating characters and themes as well as the historical and cultural significance

Background of Duluth's One Book, One Community project

2/18/10
Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802