Thousands read One Book

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onebook.jpgAuthor Tom Bailey signs a copy of "The Grace That Keeps This World" for a reader at Joseph T. Simpson Library in Mechanicsburg.

Southcentral Pennsylvania's One Book, One Community campaign enticed thousands of area residents to read "The Grace That Keeps This World" by Tom Bailey.

The book was borrowed more than 3,300 times according to tracking done by the Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York County library systems and HACC academic libraries.

An estimated 1,245 readers participated in 83 library programs, including book discussions. Bailey made 14 appearances.

And more than 2,800 individuals visited the One Book Web site, www.oboc.org.

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This page contains a single entry by Gloria Jean Fogal published on January 21, 2009 3:26 PM.

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