KLS Launches Book Read
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
If everyone in Kosciusko County read the same book at the same time, members of the community would find new friends and neighbors with whom to share a good book and stimulating discussion. The goals of “Plant the Seed, READ!” are to cultivate a love of reading and promote a sense of community, illustrate the 40 Developmental Assets® as defined by the Search Institute, and encourage reading for pleasure.
This year, 400 copies of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” are provided to residents of Kosciusko County in yellow bins placed at convenient locations in towns throughout the county. Each of the six area libraries hosts a bin. Residents are asked to pick up a copy of the book, read it, pass it on to a friend, or return it to a bin, and to discuss the book and the 40 Developmental Assets with friends and discussion groups.
Kosciusko Literacy Services Executive Director Cynthia Cates states, “‘Of Mice and Men’ was chosen to develop the concepts of overcoming poverty and developing a future story. The story illustrates many obstacles in the path of those striving to achieve the American Dream.”
Both the Plant the Seed, Read! website (www.kcread.org) and the Kosciusko Literacy Services website (www.kosciuskoliteracyservices.org) have more details on the selection including the bin locations.
Published in 1937, John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” is a story of the American Dream gone awry. George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant ranch workers searching for employment in California during the Great Depression. Steinbeck drew upon his experiences as a bindlestiff (a transient farm laborer carrying personal belongings in a small bundle) working in the California countryside in which the story is set. Though most characters are composites of other people, the character of Lennie was based upon a real person. Steinbeck worked alongside this man for many weeks until he killed a ranch supervisor who had fired his friend.
The title is taken from the Robert Burns’ Scottish poem “To a Mouse,” which reads: “The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley,” or “The best laid schemes of mice and men / Often go awry.”
Book discussions are planned at area libraries: the Syracuse Public Library – Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m.; the Warsaw Community Public Library – Feb. 25 at 6 p.m.; and the Milford Public Library – March 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Kosciusko Literacy Services invites adults and teens to read “Of Mice and Men” and join a book discussion.
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If everyone in Kosciusko County read the same book at the same time, members of the community would find new friends and neighbors with whom to share a good book and stimulating discussion. The goals of “Plant the Seed, READ!” are to cultivate a love of reading and promote a sense of community, illustrate the 40 Developmental Assets® as defined by the Search Institute, and encourage reading for pleasure.
This year, 400 copies of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” are provided to residents of Kosciusko County in yellow bins placed at convenient locations in towns throughout the county. Each of the six area libraries hosts a bin. Residents are asked to pick up a copy of the book, read it, pass it on to a friend, or return it to a bin, and to discuss the book and the 40 Developmental Assets with friends and discussion groups.
Kosciusko Literacy Services Executive Director Cynthia Cates states, “‘Of Mice and Men’ was chosen to develop the concepts of overcoming poverty and developing a future story. The story illustrates many obstacles in the path of those striving to achieve the American Dream.”
Both the Plant the Seed, Read! website (www.kcread.org) and the Kosciusko Literacy Services website (www.kosciuskoliteracyservices.org) have more details on the selection including the bin locations.
Published in 1937, John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” is a story of the American Dream gone awry. George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant ranch workers searching for employment in California during the Great Depression. Steinbeck drew upon his experiences as a bindlestiff (a transient farm laborer carrying personal belongings in a small bundle) working in the California countryside in which the story is set. Though most characters are composites of other people, the character of Lennie was based upon a real person. Steinbeck worked alongside this man for many weeks until he killed a ranch supervisor who had fired his friend.
The title is taken from the Robert Burns’ Scottish poem “To a Mouse,” which reads: “The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley,” or “The best laid schemes of mice and men / Often go awry.”
Book discussions are planned at area libraries: the Syracuse Public Library – Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m.; the Warsaw Community Public Library – Feb. 25 at 6 p.m.; and the Milford Public Library – March 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Kosciusko Literacy Services invites adults and teens to read “Of Mice and Men” and join a book discussion.
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