tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83096240346779805242011-10-31T13:36:29.534-05:00A literary experience presented by the Allegheny County Library Association.Charity @ ACLAnoreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309624034677980524.post-53490164436949716182011-02-08T12:24:00.000-05:002011-02-08T12:24:21.309-05:00

The One Book, One Community blog has moved.  Visit www.onebookonecommunity.org for all the latest news and updates.

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Emerging from suggestions of book clubs, community partners and library staff, the overarching theme for One Book, One Community 2011 will be rediscovering kindness and civility in an era when they frequently appear to be forgotten. How do we define these concepts in the modern world? We are seeking book title suggestions in keeping with this theme. Post your thoughts as a comment below.

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10th Annual Southwestern PA Smart Growth Conference: Regional Collaboration: Investing in Sustainable Communities Friday, October 15 David L. Lawrence Convention Center, downtown Pittsburgh 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Lunch provided. Early registration: $25; After 9/23: $45. Free for elected officials. For exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities contact: cgould@sustainablepittsburgh.org Click

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Join the Pennsylvania Resources Council and UPCI Center for Environmental Oncology for Human Health and the Environment workshops designed to foster awareness and encourage action concerning the issue of toxins in our environment.WHEN & WHERE:Wednesday, August 4th 20106:30 – 8pmOhio Township Municipal Park 325 Nicholson Road, Sewickley, PA 15143Wednesday, August 11th 20106:30 – 8pmCCI Center 64

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Special thanks to the Rachel Carson Homestead for sharing this information in their recent events email: Rachel's Sustainable Feast Savoring the Best of Western Pennsylvania Sunday, August 29, 2010 Rachel Carson Bridge (a.k.a. Ninth Street Bridge) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 12:00-5:00PM Does that make you think of sumptuous, tasty (and healthy) food? Good! Because that's what you're going to be

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Join us for a Book Swap! at the Allegheny Green & Innovation Festival on Saturday, August 14 at Hartwood Amphitheater from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Bring a book, leave a book. Need a book, take a book. Flyer sized posters can be printed here.Come to the Allegheny Green & Innovation Festival at Hartwood & learn about sustainable living and innovation in all forms. This zero-waste event will include

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Calling all artists, craftspersons, sculptors, and makers!!!In the spirit of “green and re-purposed” for the artists among us we invite you to participate and submit entries to the Shelter art exhibition. Sponsored by Pittsburgh Society of Artists (PSA) and held at Society of Contemporary Crafts satellite gallery at the One Mellon Bank Center. PSA will be donating their portion ofproceeds to

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This recent article submitted by Laura Bruzas to American Libraries GREEN at Your Library talks about quick and easy ways libraries (and other organizations) can encourage "print-less" and other green tips in email footers.Read the article.

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cityLive! Water we see & Water we useTuesday, June 29, 6:30 pm New Hazlett Theater, North SideRSVPSouthwestern Pennsylvania residents live in a region defined by its rivers. This region has plentiful water supplies —- a tremendous economic and quality of life asset -— but significant water quality challenges. Pittsburgh was selected as the North American host city by the United Nations

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Summer is written by Miranda Petrosky a 6th grade student at Greensburgh Salem Middle School.Summer Summer rainfallIs a heated ice cudeThat shines so brightly at noon.

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Ode to Trees is written by Dixon Frank a 7th grade student at Logan Middle School. Ode to Trees Oh tree. You bring me joy on a warm summer day. Shade during a picnic. Branches to climb. You supply me with fresh oxygen to breath. Without you, I literally couldn't survive. Green and leafy, you are a savior. I love you sweet

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. The Apricot Tree is written by Andrea Gyulai a 11th grade student at Winchester Thurston High School.The Apricot TreeYour pink dress rustles in the windThe crooning bee's kiss scatters the seedsDew-drop clad grass glisten with magic, waitingThe sky-scape livelier at its primeSunbeam ripensThe tree blossoms as you beam with

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Two Raccoons co-authored by Meg Morningstar and Nick Longo 7th grade students at Ingomar Middle School.Two RaccoonsIt was / It wasA PerfectMy firstDay for thieving / Day for thieving I struggled over the extremely tall fenceI effortlessly climbed up the treeAnd / Andeasily / Finally made it over / Made it overI glided with

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Apocalypse is co-authored by Sheel Kundu and Robert Steifvater 7th grade students at Ingomar Middle School.Apocalypse *Yawn* It's a beautiful day todayOh look, it's a pretty blue ball It's so pretty I wonder what it looks like a little closerI wonder what's on the other side.What's that big thing in the sky? I think it

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Mouse Hunt is co-authored by Karley Whelan and Alex Di Bello 7th grade students at Ingomar Middle School.Mouse Hunt Lying in a field my dinner awaits. I look for a victim who in unawareOf my striking power.Sitting in the hole I look around.Looking for something I can feed on.Alas! I have found something to eat!There is a

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Revenge of the Mouse, Return of the Cat is co-authored by Maddie Lambert and Sneha Uppuluri 7th grade students at Ingomar Middle School.Revenge of the Mouse Return of the Cat Come here, Mousey Mousey,Hurry to my waiting mouthDelectable, tasty, mmmm...Wait. No!I don't enjoy being eaten!Run, run, run,Away from the tricky cat

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Seasons is written by Addison Lindberg a 7th grade student at Pleasant Hills Middle School.SeasonsDuring the springtimeBring joy to many peopleIn an unique waySummer hides the coldFeeling free all day and nightNo more weekday schoolLeaves fall in autumnCreates piles for jumping inSo much excitementCatching the

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Fall is written by Maddy Trainor a 7th grade student at Pleasant Hills Middle School.Fall The light Streaming through the branchesIlluminatingThe fall colorsOf reds, oranges, and yellowsCasting shadowsAlong the leaf-strewn ground. The cool breezeSending whispers through the woodsAnd sending shivers Through the spines fo

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. The Other Way to the Other Side is written by Benjamin Brletic an 8th grade student at Pleasant Hills Middle School.The Other Way to the Other Side I must find my way to the Other Side, the Other Side where this soul has died, where this life was tried, where this lie was lied, I must find my way to the Other Side.I have

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. I stand here amazed by what I see... is written by Joshua Sikora a 7th grade student at Pleasant Hills Middle School.I stand here amazed by what I see,Thinking this can't be real.The beauty rolls out before me.Mountains rise higher than the clouds,And longer than the earth.The sun falls into the mountains,Sending off rays

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Featuring a finalist in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Leaves falling slowly... is written by Paige Risley a 7th grade student at Pleasant Hills Middle School.Leaves falling slowly,Days quickly getting shortened,Winter soon arived.

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Featuring a Judges Choice in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Birds of a Feather is co-authored by Olivia McHugh and Christina Cheung 7th grade students at Ingomar Middle School.Birds of a FeatherAs I soar / As I soarAbove the rainforest,Above the desert,I scan the ground for food: / I scan the ground for food:Dead animals.Fruits, insects, eggs, and lizards. With my colorful

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Featuring a Judges Choice in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. The Elephant and the Mouse is co-authored by Steve Binnig and Sami Heller 7th grade students at Ingomar Middle School.The Elephant and the MouseI am an elephant / I am a mouseWe're mammals / We're mammalsI have tusksI have whiskersWe're friends sometimes / We're friends sometimesI'm 9 feet tallI'm 3 inches longWe

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Featuring a Judges Choice in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. The cold, unforgiving snow melts... is written by Haylee Baxendell a 8th grade student at Pleasant Hills Middle School.The cold, unforgiving snow meltsAnd seeps into the rich brown earthThe grass comes out of hidingAnd the earth becomes alive againFilled with dazzling colorsSpringThe sun becomes stronger nowThe air is

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The 2010 Citiparks Summer Magazine is now available and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Library for the Blind and Handicapped (LBPH) has produced a free audio version of the 60-page booklet. Citiparks Summer Magazine contains information about summer events and activities such as community festivals, sports competitions, summer camps, free movie screenings, and outdoor concerts. It also

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Featuring a Judges Choice in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Nature is written by Alyssa Vogel a 6th grade student at Pleasant Hills Middle School.NatureLaying in a quiet field,Butterflies rest on newly sprouted tulips,Birds soar through the gentle spring wind,The grass is as green as my eyes,And the sky so blue it looks like an ocean,It's the perfect way to start the new

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A special announcement on behalf of the Pittsburgh World Environment Day Partnership: What's in the Water?an OnQ Special Series Western Pennsylvanians enjoy their rivers, streams and lakes, but do we take our water for granted? Many parts of the world are plagued with polluted water, or have limited access to any water at all. That may sound like someone else's problem, but people in the

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Join us tomorrow at the 2010 Venture Outdoors Festival from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM at Point State Park and the Mon Wharf in Downtown Pittsburgh! Now in its 10th year the festival features activities for the whole family including kayaking, fishing, hiking, yoga, biking, climbing and more.We will have a table at the festival and will be hosting a 30 minute Wise Walk on the hour beginning at 12

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Verdure, which means greenness or ones condition of health is a new GREEN magazine making its debut in Pittsburgh. The first issue released in April provides wonderful information on various environmental issues important to Pittsbrughers. Some of the articles included are: 'Why cant every day be Earth Day?', 'Your Trash, My Treasure Trove', 'Geo-What?: High-tech/Low-tech for Kids', and 'Here

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Founded in 2007 after the Women's Health and the Environment conference, Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) strives to educate and involve women, and the men who love them, about issues related to women's health and the environment. Members of this organization reside in Western Pennsylvania and support the community as volunteers, representatives of non-profit organizations, and

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Director Helen Palascak from Upper St. Clair Township Library shares her One Book One Community programming experiences for this year's selection, A Walk in the Woods. All of the events were a great success!

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Librarians and community partners talked with Kerri Griffith of the Q92.9 morning team about why One Book One Community is important to them. These interviews aired on Monday mornings in late March and throughout April. Hear what they had to say below!It's not too late to join us in reading and discussing A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering the American on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson.

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Special thanks to Caroline Tibbetts, reference librarian and organizer of 'Be Green' programs at the Mt. Lebanon Public Library, for providing this post. Find more on the library's Be Green blog.I began a program series I called "Be Green" during the fall of 2006. I was inspired by the many projects coming out of the film and publishing industries and in the news on topics concerning energy,

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Featuring the Judges First Choice in the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Nature's Night Song is written by Roosha Mandal a 7th grade student at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Mt. Lebanon.Nature's Night SongWith the night streaked with thescent of rain, I am listener in the woods.Trees huddle together, branches entwine,attempting to defeat the strugglefor warmth. It is the

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Youth Summit 2010!When: May 6th - May 7thTime: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMLocation: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG AquariumYouth For A Change!Students from around the Pittsburgh area will come together at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium to showcase their engagement as active citizens through environmental stewardship. Beginning at 10am on May 6th, the first day of the Summit is dedicated to Kindergarten - 4th

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April 30, 2010 — William E. Anderson Library of Penn Hills adult librarian, Jean Kanouff, and board president, Judy Donohue, talk about their thoughts on A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson.The library had a great book club on Thursday night including George Bender, who has walked parts of the Appalachian Trail and brought his backpack filled with supplies for the group to see. A great time was

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If you have limited space in your backyard or don't even have a backyard but LOVE the taste of fresh vegetables and the smell of fresh flowers than window farming may be a great solution. Monopolizing on the little space you already have in a common everyday window you can grow a variety of plants and foods to not only save you money at the grocery store but make your living space more GREEN. The

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Do you enjoy learning new things? Do you want to age healthfully? Are you an involved and active 50+ adult? Join us for a Wise Walk. Sign up today at your participating local public library. The Wise Walk is a ten week walking program geared toward 50+ adults that provides walkers with pedometers, walking guides, t-shirts (for the first 25 participants and the first 15 first time

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Shopping at Barnes & Noble this weekend? Support the Allegheny County Library Association with your Barnes & Noble purpose! Present the voucher or mention the voucher number (#10169530) at your time of purchase. The bookfair voucher is valid at any B&N.For in-store shopping use your voucher through May 1.For on-line shopping use your voucher through May 4.

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Last night was the Celebration of Poetry featuring student finalists in our One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest. Twenty-five students were selected as finalists. We will be featuring each of these finalists' poems on nature throughout the spring for your reading enjoyment.Haylee Baxendell - The cold, unforgiving snow melts…Steve Binnig and Sami Heller - The Elephant and the

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Super Science Activities for School Agers May 8, 2010 9:30 AM-3:30 PMWant to learn how to make the most of those “walks in the woods?” Penn State Extension will be hosting a workshop for persons interested in expanding their collection of fun-filled science activities that are keyed to the national science education standards. Participants will become familiar with curriculum materials in three

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Libraries and book stores throughout the region work with a number of book clubs. Many book clubs meet in homes, coffee shops and other informal community settings. We are beginning a Book Club Registry which will offer updates to regional book clubs regarding One Book One Community. Download the flyer to display at your library and other community locations.

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In partnership with Barnes & Noble Booksellers we are pleased to feature student finalists of the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest in a Celebration of Poetry this Thursday, April 29th from 7-9PM at the Barnes & Noble at the Waterfront, The Stacks at the Waterfront, 100 West Bridge Street, Homestead, PA 15120. Enjoy readings from our judges and student finalists on the theme of

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As spring is in full swing and summer is quickly approaching there are great opportunities to spend time outdoors and enjoy the sunshine. The Senior Celebration in the Park allows older adults to walk and talk with different organizations that are in the business to provide services for this wonderful group. Organizations like Allegheny County Library Association, Highmark, UPMC Center for

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Whether old or young the Appalachian Trail can be the experience of a lifetime. For Chase, a 19 year old high school graduate it symbolizes a break from education in order to find his independence and direction. Unlike Bill Bryson, Chas plans to traverse the entire trail from its beginnings in Georgia all the way to its end in Maine. A Walk in the Woods tends to be comical at times but Chase’s

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This weekend: Earth, trees, water and more! Numerous World Environment Day activities are on tap for this weekend and the following week. The Women's Health and the Environment Conference is set for Wednesday, April 21 and the 40th anniversary of Earth Day is on Thursday, April 22. On Saturday, April 17, participate in a tree planting with Lawrenceville and Highland Park Tree Tenders and visit

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Join us on Friday, April 23, 2010 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at the Health Fair 2010: One Book One Community of CCAC North Campus, Atrium, 8701 Perry Highway, McCandless Township. The fair is FREE and open to the public including outstanding featured speakers and sessions! Many prizes will be given away over throughout the day.CCAC North Campus Library (McCandless Township) welcomes students, staff and

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Kenneth S. Thompson, MD has served as the Director for Medical Affairs in the Center for Mental Health Services at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the US Department of Health and Human Services since 2007.A native of Pittsburgh, Dr. Thompson has worked for the past 25 years as a community psychiatrist in a wide variety of settings, including primary care

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For the past several months it has been my mission to locate and organize resources available in the Pittsburgh area having to do with the environment and outdoor activities. The One Book One Community selection, A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, made my job much easier as his book covers a wide range of topics and activities. While many of my discoveries and the great resources found by others

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Join the Southwestern Pennsylvania Household Hazardous Waste Task Force for the first Household Hazardous Waste Collection of 2010 on Saturday, May 1st at North Park from 9 am -1 pm (a fee of $2 per gallon will be charged).Also don’t miss Allegheny County's first-ever Pharmaceutical Collection on Saturday, May 15th at the Hampton Township Community Center from 9 am – 1pm . Pharmaceuticals

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Special thanks to Nancy Gift, Acting Director of the Rachel Carson Institute at Chatham University for providing this post. Nancy is also the author of A Weed by Any Other Name: The Virtues of a Messy Lawn, or Learning to Love the Plants we Don't Plant. Find more from Nancy on her Weeds and Kids blog.Throughout my childhood, my dad was the person who usually went with me to play outside. I

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One Book One Community is such a great way to bring the community together to ponder issues of our times. It's a way to connect people. Not necessarily on-line or even in the same room but the enriching feeling of being part of the larger community that comes from shared experience. A Walk in the Woods is a wonderful book to stir the minds and emotions during the six-week period of Earth Day (

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One Book One Community book club kits for A Walk in the Woods are now available. Through your participating library you can request a One Book book club kit including 12 books and one book on CD. To request a kit for your organization or book group contact your local public library or:Go to acla.kitkeeper.com.Go to the ‘Dates’ box, select a month for kit availability and click ‘GO.’Select a

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As a kick-off to One Book we invite you to join us at The GEEK Art GREEN Innovators Festival (GA/GI) on Friday, April 2, 2010 from 5-11 pm. The GEEK Art GREEN Innovators Festival is an expansion of the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative’s monthly “Unblurred” art crawl. Unblurred regularly highlights various galleries in the Penn Avenue Arts District (4800-5500 Penn Avenue). The Friday April 2

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Barnes & Noble Booksellers and the Allegheny County Library Association are pleased to announce the One Book One Community Student Poetry Contest for grades 6-12 with finalists featured in a Celebration of Poetry. Download an entry form today.In celebration of poetry and this year’s One Book One Community feature book, we invite junior and senior high students to submit poems of nature. For

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Reading is a “green” experience!Unifying a community, like reading a good book, requires an understanding of the entire cast of characters, patience, and a willingness to listen to the experiences of others.The Allegheny County Library Association is pleased to announce our 2010 One Book One Community program. The goal of One Book is to establish common ground across our community by bringing

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One of the best components of this year's One Book program is the writing portion. Barnes & Noble and ACLA challenged students throughout Allegheny County to write a letter to our County Executive, Dan Onorato, citing how they'd like to see the future look 10 - 15 years from now. This year we went to both Middle School and High School students, and the response was wonderful. Winners of this

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Well as we foray into new technologies we decided to hook up with one of our favorite radio people Jonny Hartwell of 100.7 to podcast our thoughts about the One Book choice for 2009. Give it a listen - lots of opinions about this great book and lots of points for discussion!

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Whitehall Public Library has sent us some great pictures of their program ideas for 2009 One Book. They have focused on the value and use of memories. I'll let their pictures do the talking!

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Isn't it great to hear how a book resonates with people. This article from the Post-Gazette is just one account of the impact The Giver on one family. I think one of the greatest things about working in a library was hearing stories of how books have changed people's lives. What's your story with The Giver? You can let us know by responding to this post.

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The kick off date for One Book is looming and CLP Teens are ready to roll. Their web site is already talking about one of the themes from The Giver, dystopia. One of my favorite kids movies has a character, the principal who is always making up words and telling the students "it's a word...look it up!" So there you go - look it up, read The Giver or watch the movie Metropolis. Any way you

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One of my favorite, favorite movies of all time is Purple Rose of Cairo. I went through a love/like Woody Allen period where I really enjoyed his movies and others, not so much. But anyway to see the total involvement by one of the characters in the movie in movies has to be one of the best commentaries on fantasy lives and also on the power of movies. This year when we were preparing our

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What do you do when there's 44 libraries in your association and a myriad of strong view points and opinions?? In the case of the 2009 One Book program, you invite all the libraries in your county to participate in a podcast hosted by Jonny Hartwell of 100.7! With so many voices to be heard, ACLA partnered with Jonny to provide a venue for opinions and insights about Lois Lowry's The Giver.

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This year our One Book progam was the recipient of a grant from the Comcast Foundation for our One Book program. Working with our local Comcast office ACLA was able to craft a grant that addressed the issues of continuing adult literacy, intergenerational programming and social discussion. With our theme of visions of the future we are hoping to engage youth across Allegheny County in visioning

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So what do you do when the author can't come to Pittsburgh, but you want to have her voice as part of your literacy event?? In the case of this year's One Book program we are creating a 3 minute video montage with Lois Lowry and local folks to talk about The Giver and the One Book program. We're working with our ad agency Red House and some of our librarians and youth patrons to capture their

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The Allegheny County Library Association is pleased to announce the book selection for the 7th annual One Book, One Community program. The seventh One Book selection is: The Giver, by award winning author Lois Lowry. The book chronicles the life of a young boy in a futuristic society that on the outside seems perfect and free of conflict. The selection committee for the 2009 One Book program

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One of the best things about working on One Book is the array of really great programming that our libraries create. For those of you who like a movie tie-in with your book - here you go, some movies to watch while you ponder The Giver!Movie and Play Tie-ins:1984The Village (P-13)Semi-Professional Play: BrazilMovie Coming out 2011:

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After much thought and discussion, the 2009 One Book Committee has chosen The Giver, by Lois Lowry for this year's program. Set in the near future this book explores the subject of conformity, creativity and interdependence in society. The committee started out with 23 books on the subject of visions of the future. After much deliberation and discussion that list was winnowed down to 3 books,

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