Welcome to Baton Rouge’s One Book One Community (OBOC) summer selection Web site. OBOC is a community-wide reading program. People from all walks of life are encouraged to read and discuss important issues raised by a single book.

Getting started is easy…
Read. Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana by Rheta Grimsley Johnson. You can find copies of the book at your local library or bookstore.
See. Rheta Grimsley Johnson in person as she discusses themes contained in the book.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
LSU Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes (located on the corner of Fieldhouse and North Stadium Drives)
FREE and open to the public.
Free and available parking available throughout the campus the night of the event. MAP
Act. Discuss the book with friends, family and co-workers. Participate in discussion activities listed in the schedule-of-events portion of this Web site. JOIN the OBOC e-mail list to get updates about ongoing OBOC events and opportunities.

Support One Book by shopping Barnes & Noble,
August 18-26.

Click here for a voucher which will allow a portion of your Barnes & Noble purchase to be donated to
One Book One Community.
 
For more scheduled OBOC events click here...

 
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