One Book project 

coming April 15

PUTNAM — What if everyone read the same book and then joined together to talk about it? That’s the idea behind the One Book project. Quiet Corner Reads began a yearly One Book project six years ago, and the collaboration of local libraries, is still working together to encourage literacy, library support, and community development. Members include libraries in the towns of Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Mansfield, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson, Union and Woodstock. The One Book project each year encourages residents of northeast Connecticut to read the same book at the same time, bringing people together to discuss ideas and to broaden their appreciation of reading.

The sixth annual Quiet Corner Reads launch event will be held at 10:30 a.m. April 15 at the Thompson Public Library and the announcement of the 2015 One Book selection and information will be made. The chosen author will speak at 7 p.m June 16 at the Pomfret School in Pomfret and limited tickets will be sold at local libraries.  The author visit is being sponsored by The Beagary Trust and local Friends of the Libraries. For more information, visit QCReads on Facebook and at the quietcornerreads.org website.