(WNY News Now) – Jamestown, NY – YWCA Jamestown and Chautauqua Institution are pleased to announce the third year of the county-wide initiative – The Chautauqua County Book Read. We invite all Chautauqua County residents to participate in this book read. We have selected “Apple: Skin to Core” by Eric Gansworth as our common read book. The purpose of this shared book read is to engage Chautauqua County residents, businesses, nonprofits and organizations to help heal our divides and propel participants to be engaged citizens working towards a more inclusive and just society.
Those interested in participating are invited to register via this link. Each participant is also encouraged to attend one book discussion group between April 15 – 26, 2024. In-person and online book discussion groups will be offered. Information on the times and locations of the book discussions is available via the registration link and at https://www.ywcajamestown.com/
Additionally, participants are invited to attend a live lecture on Thursday, August 1st with the author, Eric Gansworth, at 3:30pm at the Hall of Philosophy on the Chautauqua Institution grounds. This day has been designated as “Chautauqua County Day” at the Institution, and all Chautauqua County residents are eligible for free admission and parking. Information on how to order complimentary gate and parking passes for this event will be posted in the coming weeks at chqcounty.chq.org
The YWCA of Jamestown and Chautauqua Institution are serving as lead organizations for this initiative. We are pleased to announce that this program is part of a community-wide effort. Please look for more information about participating at one of our partner organizations:
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Chautauqua Region Community Foundation (Sponsor)
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Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (Sponsor)
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Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation (Sponsor)
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American Association of University Women (AAUW) Jamestown Branch
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Ashville Free Library
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Audubon Community Nature Center
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Christ First United Methodist Church
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Chautauqua County I.D.E.A. Coalition
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First Presbyterian Church
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Hazeltine Public Library
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Jamestown Community Learning Council (JCLC)
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KayCo.
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Prendergast Library
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Robert H. Jackson Center
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Roger Tory Peterson Institute
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Rotary Club of Jamestown
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Sinclairville Free Library
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Smith Memorial Library at Chautauqua Institution
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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
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The Chautauqua Center
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The Edgewood Book Club at The Lutheran
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The Resource Center
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The Waterfront Foundation
We encourage participants to purchase their own copy of the book, if possible. Please note that many of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System libraries already have a limited supply of this book. If you represent an organization that would like to support this effort, please reach out to the contacts listed below.
For more information, please contact:
Amanda Gesing, Executive Director, YWCA of Jamestown (agesing@ywcajamestown.com)
Amit Taneja, Senior VP & Chief IDEA Officer, Chautauqua Institution (ataneja@chq.org)
Danica Olson, Project Coordinator, CHQ Book Read (chqbookread@ywcajamestown.com
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