The Calloway County Public Library is kicking off the new year with a series of community reads, a collaboration with the Murray State University Department of History and a visiting children's author. On Sounds Good, Tracy Ross speaks with Mignon Pittman and Sandy Linn about these events and more.
The next community read is January 31, of 40 Acres and No Mule by Janice Holt Giles, a Kentucky favorite Linn says.
Each month, beginning February, the library collaborates with MSU history department professors, beginning with a lecture and discussion with Ted Belue about "Black Indians" on the frontier, as part of Black History Month. His discussion is followed by Dr. James Humphreys and Dr. Duane Bolin in later months.
On March 24, middle school children's author Sharon Draper visits Murray and Calloway County schools and the library, reading Stella by Starlight. She's also a two-time Coretta Scott King award winner. Her visit will also include a multi-generational book discussion.
