Geneva Reads Launches Community Read of James McBride, The Color of Water
If Geneva Reads--a local literacy coalition--is successful in promoting its 1st Annual Geneva Community Reads, the month of March 2010 will be an extraordinary opportunity for the community to read and discuss The Color of Water by James McBride, an American memoir of family, race, religion and culture. From Mayor Stu Einstein’s March 3rd declaration that March is the City of Geneva’s Community Read Month to a game show on March 21 at the Geneva Community Center Black Box Theater, activities are planned by local schools, colleges, libraries and others to promote the reading and discussion of
Memoir Writing a focus of “The Color of Water” Community Read in March
People have the opportunity to share their own memoirs as part of the month-long community read in March of James McBride’s "The Color of Water," sponsored by the local literacy coalition, Geneva Reads. A memoir writing workshop is scheduled on Wednesday, March 10 from 6 to 8:30 p.m at the Geneva High School Library. Finger Lakes Times is running a memoir writing contest with a deadline of March 15. Both are free and open to the public.
Finger Lakes Times Memoir Writing Contest Deadline March 15
Geneva Reads is asking the community to read the same book in March, and the Finger Lakes Times is inviting high schoolers and adults alike to take part in a memoir writing contest inspired by the effort.
“The Color of Water,” a memoir by James McBride, pays tribute to his mother and explores how issues of family, race, religion and culture have shaped his life and identity. With that in mind, the Times is looking for
local residents to tell their stories, drawing on one or more of the central themes in the book.
Geneva Reads Book Fest Scheduled for May 1 at The Geneva Community Center
The Geneva Reads Book Fest is scheduled for Saturday, May 1, 2010, and will be held at the Geneva Community Center from 12 Noon to 3 p.m.
The 2nd Annual Book Fest celebrates children's books and the joy of family reading. The theme of the festival this year is “PAWS to Read”. There will be a variety of reading-related activities, crafts, and storybook characters to enjoy.
This festival is aimed to inspire every child and every adult to nurture a love of reading and to encourage reading in the home. Ideal for children ten and under and their families.
Three Cups of Tea
During the month of January, members of the Geneva community will have the opportunity to read and respond to Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin's book Three Cups of Tea. This extraordinary book, tells the story of Greg Mortenson's incredible journey from mountaineer to humanitarian and provides a foundation for exploring the concepts of personal transformation and individuals as agents of social change.
Free Children’s Books Placed in Geneva
By Kelsey Lagana, Bonner Leader for Literacy - Geneva Reads is placing Bright Blue Bookshelves in the Geneva community to provide books for people to read or take home and share with their families. The books are free. The shelves are stocked with “gently used books” and are donated by individuals and agencies in the community.
There are currently five bookshelves placed in Geneva: at Geneva General Pediatrics Office, Department of Social Security, Child and Family Resource Center, Court Yard Apartments Administrative Building, and the Presbyterian Church.
About Geneva Reads
The Geneva Reads Initiative is a partnership between schools and libraries, government and community agencies, and others in Geneva, to raise the level of literacy in people of all ages and to increase the importance of reading and the reader in the community.
