One Book

Our campus community will engage in the One Book program for the 2008/2009 academic year. The program encourages everyone on the campus to read the same book at the same time. We will host educational events, reading groups, and other related activities. Faculty and adjunct instructors have the opportunity to participate in PAID curriculum development workshops this summer and fall, and can receive FREE student copies of the book if using it as a course text.

The One Book selection committee is pleased to announce the book for the 2008/2009 academic year:

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis is a powerful memoir of a young girl growing up and living through the devastating changes of the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The story is presented in graphic format with simple, elegant drawings.

Instructors who would like to participate in PAID curriculum development workshops or receive free books for use in courses should contact librarian Katy Dichter as soon as possible (kdichter@greenriver.edu or ext. 2102).

More information will be published on the One Book web site throughout the summer: http://www.greenriver.edu/library/onebook/.

This project is supported by a grant from the Washington State Library with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.