When the kids head back to school and the late summer days get a tad bit shorter and the nights a bit colder you know that it is that time again. One Book, One Community, our county’s community-wide reading initiative, kicks off each September and runs through Columbus Day, October 12. One Book, One Community is a grass-roots reading initiative that strives to create conversation and bridge differences through the share experience of reading the same book. This year, schools, libraries, book clubs, community agencies and more are joining together to read and discuss Jay Asher’s bestselling novel, Thirteen Reasons Why. The book is controversial because it tells the story surrounding an incident where a teen girl takes her own life. Mental health is a huge angle of this year’s project so the Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition, the primary organization planning the project, is excited to partner with area mental health agencies, namely Community Mental Healtchare and the ADAHMS Board. For complete information about this year’s project, click here. Join the conversation!
-Jim Gill, Director