Livingston Reads!

Livingston Reads is a program designed to promote one-book-one-community reading. Six Livingston County libraries will participate in this year's Livingston Reads program: Pinckney Community Public Library, Brighton District Library, Howell Carnegie District Library, Hamburg Township Library, Cromaine District Library and Fowlerville District Library.

The book selection for the winter is the National Book Award winner for nonfiction in 2006, "The Worst Hard Time," by Timothy Egan . This book will focus readers on environmental issues by taking a look back at an important piece of American history, The Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The book includes testimonials from the time, from people who lived through it.

The Brighton District Library will be hosting the kick-off event on Monday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. It is called "Keep the Great Lakes GREAT!" and will be put on by Melissa Damaschke of the Great Lakes Regional Sierra Club chapter. She will show pictures and talk about Great Lakes environmental concerns.

For more about this program check out their website.