Peoria Reads!
Peoria Reads! is a one book one
city project instituted and led
by Common Place and the Peoria
Public Library. Books selected
from previous years are:
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2002 – A Lesson Before Dying
by Earnest J. Gaines
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2003 – The Reappearance of
Sam Webber by Jonathan Scott
Fuqua
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2004 – The Speed of Light by
Elizabeth Rosner & Four
Perfect Pebbles by Lila Perl
& Marion Blumenthal Lazan
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2005 – Pay It Forward by
Catherine Ryan Hyde
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2006 – Nickled and Dimed: On
Not Getting by in America by
Barbara Ehrenreich
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2007 – To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
If
you took part in Peoria Reads!
this year, we’d like to hear
from you. A survey can be found
in our April newsletter on our
website’s home page.
Please visit the Peoria Reads!
website,
www.peoriareads.org, to find
out more.
Event
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September Upcoming
Events |
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Monday, September 1:
Common Place closed
for Labor Day
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Friday, September 5:
Heart of Illinois
United Way Day of
Caring
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Saturday, September
13: 22nd annual Walk
for Reading to
benefit the after
school youth
programs and adult
literacy programs;
Registration 8:00
a.m./Walk 8:30 a.m.;
Brunch for
participants &
volunteers, Prizes,
& Silent Auction
9:30 a.m. – 11:00
a.m.; two routes
available – 3 mile
“Novel” walk & a 1
mile “short story”
walk; Cost - $20 for
individual or $30
for family.
Signup Form
Sponsor Sheets
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October Upcoming
Events |
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Wednesday, October
1: Tutor Training
Workshop, Session 1
of 3; 5:30 p.m. –
8:00 p.m., at Common
Place, 514 S.
Shelley St., Peoria.
Advanced
registration is
required by calling
Delvera, 674-3315.
Cost: $15 for
materials.
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Saturday, October 4:
Tutor Training
Workshop, Session 2
of 3; 9:00 a.m. –
3:00 p.m., at Common
Place, 514 S.
Shelley St., Peoria
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Saturday October 18:
Tutor Training
Workshop, Session 3
of 3; 9:00 a.m. –
3:00 p.m., at Common
Place, 514 S.
Shelley St., Peoria
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November Upcoming
Events |
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Thursday, November
27 & 28: Common
Place closed for
Thanksgiving
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December Upcoming
Events |
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Thursday, December
25 & 26: Common
Place closed for
Christmas
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