Linn Area Reads

Linn Area Reads is a project initiated by the Metro Library Network to encourage all residents of Linn County to read and discuss the same book. Each spring, a committee of collaborating organizations, including the Cedar Rapids Public Library, Hiawatha Public Library, and Marion Public Library, selects a new title and organizes programs and discussions around its theme. So far each succeeding year has seen more organizations and institutions involved in the planning and programming, furthering the group’s ongoing goal to promote reading to all citizens of the county!

Books chosen in past years include:

2009    Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas

2008    A Lucky American Childhood by Paul Engle

2007    Palace Thief by Ethan Canin

2006    Change Me into Zeus’ Daughter by Barbara Robinette Moss

2005    Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

2004    Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

2003    Plainsong by Kent Haruf