Read Together Palm Beach County-One Book, One Community

Read Together Palm Beach County

One Book, One Community

Cast your vote for the 2012 book by Feb. 24th!
LLRC Floor 2 and Floor 3 ballot box
or online http://readtogether.palmbeachpost.com/

READ TOGETHER
PALM BEACH COUNTY 2012

PURPOSE: To involve 10,000 - 20,000 adults throughout Palm Beach County in reading the same book at the same time. This community reading campaign will entice adults who can read, but often don't, to get involved in the habit of reading again. It will also promote community dialogue and engagement as citizens gather together to discuss key themes.



HISTORY: Based on the success of similar campaigns in Seattle and Chicago, the Campaign Coordinating Committee has conducted Read Together Palm Beach County in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. In each campaign, thousands of adults read and discussed with great enthusiasm the chosen community book: Fahrenheit 451, Their Eyes Were Watching God, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Memory Keeper's Daughter and The Book Thief.

RECOGNITION: Former Gov. Jeb Bush wrote to every city in Florida and encouraged them to form "One Book, One Community" reading campaigns based on the Palm Beach County model. Read Together Palm Beach County produced a handbook on how to conduct a similar reading campaign and Former Governor Bush urged municipalities to use this book to guide them in their campaigns.

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PARTICIPANTS: Businesses, libraries, chambers of commerce, municipalities, local book clubs, neighborhood associations and many other groups.

March 12-Press Conference to announce "The Book" at City Hall in West Palm Beach

March 30-Official kick-off at the Love of Literacy Luncheon at the Kravis Center

April-Book discussion groups all over the county

May 7-Finale Event

For more information call the Literacy Coalition

800-273-1030