Posted by Meredith on Monday, Aug 11, 2014
The Iowa City Public Library will host its 2014 One Community, One Book discussion from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, in Meeting Room E on the Library’s second floor.
The 2014 One Community, One Book selection is “The Distance Between Us,” by Reyna Grande. A memoir about Grande and her family, this book tells the story of the difficulties families face when they are separated by borders.
Born in Mexico, Grande was raised by her grandparents after her parents left to find work in the U.S. when she was 4. Years later, she enters the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant to live with her father, but life in America is far from perfect.
One Community, One Book: All Johnson County Reads is a community-wide reading project sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights. Now in its 14th year, One Community, One Book encourages community members to read and to discuss the same book selection with a human rights or social justice theme.
ICPL’s book discussion is one of two held in the community in September. A second discussion will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Coralville Public Library. For a complete list of events, visit uichr.org/2014/04/one-community-one-book-2014/.
Reyna Grande will attend the Iowa City Book festival in October, speaking at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, in room C20 of the Pomerantz Center.
Copies of “The Distance Between Us,” including book club kits, audio books, and eBooks, are available to check out at the Iowa City Public Library.
For more information about ICPL’s book discussion, visit www.icpl.org/one-book/ or call the Library at (319) 356-5200.