You may have heard of "one book, one community" reading programs in other communities like Seattle, Spokane or Chicago. A title is selected and in a short span of time citizens are encouraged to read the book, invite their friends over for a discussion, or attend one planned by an organization like their library.
The Camas Public Library is sponsoring such a program this spring. Ours is called
"What's Camas Reading?" and this year we are reading The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason. This historical novel is about an English piano tuner who accepts a commission to travel to Burma to repair a general's Erard grand piano.
We've organized four book discussions. Three will take place at the library:
- March 31 at 7 p.m.
- April 1 at 1 p.m.
- April 2 at 10:30 a.m.
- and one at Twilight Pizza April 2 at 7 p.m.
Besides these you are encouraged to host your own discussion group. Thanks to a grant of Institute of Museum and Library Services funds through the Washington Office of the Secretary of State, State Library Division, we have lots of free copies of the book for readers available at the library. Sample discussion questions are included.
The grant also funds three programs to enrich your reading experience:
- April 3 at 7 p.m. at the library, Dr. Pavithra Narayanan, a WSU professor will speak. Her program is titled, "From Burma to Myanmar: The East India Company and Beyond."
- April 7 at 7 p.m. at the library, selections from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier will be performed by Linda Barker. Don Mitchell from the Vancouver Piano Hospital will talk about "The History and tuning of Grand Pianos."
- April 10 at 7 p.m. at the library meet the author, Daniel Mason.
Stop by the library and pick up your copy of The Piano Tuner soon and attend as many of the programs as possible.