Community Read

What is the Community Read?

Each March, Geneva Reads selects a book for everyone in the community to read. With generous funding from the Wyckoff Family Foundation, we provide copies of complementary age-appropriate books to school children, and we plan dynamic programming related to the books.

Upcoming:

Community Read
March 2026

Stay tuned!

The Last Five Years of the
Community Read

Community Read 2024

Geneva Reads, Even in the Dark

Featured Book: American Eclipse

In honor of the 2024 Solar Eclipse, our 2024 Community Read centered on learning about the science, history, and lore of the solar eclipse. Our 2024 Community Read book was American Eclipse by David Baron with a discussion held at the Geneva Public Library on April 2, 2024.

Community Read 2024 Schedule

February 18 and 25: Tiny Art Work Sessions, noon - 4 pm at the

Dove Block Project, 465 Exchange St.

March 2 - 31: Tiny Art Work Show, Dove Block Project

March 6: "What's the Big Deal About an Eclipse?,"

a talk by Debbie Ferrell, 1 pm at FLCC's Geneva Campus, 63 Pultney St.

March 8: Online book club begins

March 14: John Marks talks about Comet Finder:

Dr. William R. Brooks, 2 pm, Geneva History Museum, 543 Main St.

March 21: Name That Tune played by Tom McClure, 1 pm,

Dove Block Project, 465 Exchange St.

March 25: How to Safely Photograph the Eclipse, a talk by

Kevin Colton, 6 pm, Geneva Public Library

Eclipse-Themed
Tiny Art Show

Local residents and visitors of all ages were invited to create an eclipse-themed 4x4 canvas for our Tiny Art Show, which was on display at the Dove Block Project.

Community Read 2025

Community Read 2025 Schedule

March 11: Game Time, 2 - 4 pm at the Geneva Public Library

Learn about 19th Century games, plus word puzzles, authors, lotto, and pick-up sticks. Recommended for 18 and older.

March 14: Movie Night, 5 - 7 pm at the Geneva Public Library

Follow Huck Finn and enslaved Jim, who travel the Mississippi, overcoming obstacles along the way. Movie is 1 hour and 47 minutes. Rated PG.

March 20: "Livy": The Life of Livy Langdon Clemens, 2 pm

Geneva History Museum, 534 S Main Street

Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (1845-1904) was the wife of Mark Twain. Join Historic Geneva's Executive Director Kerry Lippincott to learn more about her and Twain's family life.

March 27: "James" Book Discussion, 7 pm at the Geneva