One Book One Town: Sharon Reads Together announces its 2014 Program.

Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman is the 2014 book selection of the Sharon One Book One Town: Sharon Reads Together program.  As most readers are aware, Orange is the true story of Piper Kerman’s 15 month experience in the federal prison in Danbury CT for transporting money for a drug-dealing girlfriend more than a decade before.  It is also the basis of the wildly popular Netflix series of the same title.

 

One Town One Book (OBOT) is a national reading program designed to bring a community together through a shared reading experience. When Sharon OBOT initiated its month-long programs in 2007, the Library of Congress listed 404 such library programs.  Since that time, the OBOT Committee has worked diligently to select books and develop programs that inform, challenge, entertain, and support our community.

 

This year’s series of events begins on March 8 at 7:00 pm with an Arts Opening and Reception at the Sharon Community Center and ends with a talk and book signing by author Piper Kerman on March 27 at 7 pm at the High School.  Other programs include a March 11 Panel Discussion on Prisons, Justice, and Gender at the Sharon Public Library with Deborah Becker, Erika Kates, and Danielle Rousseau, all experts on issues confronting our criminal justice system;  And Still We Rise, a March 23 afternoon performance and talkback at the Unitarian Church of Sharon by former inmates, dedicated to healing, public awareness and social change; and two book discussions, one on March 14 at the Walpole Barnes & Noble and another on March 19 at the Sharon Public Library.  All are welcome to attend.  With the exception of Piper Kerman’s talk, all programs are free. Detailed information on individual programs or tickets for Kerman’s talk can be found at www.onebookonetown.org.   For questions, email obotsharon@gmail.com, or call the Sharon Public Library at 781-784-1578.