2012 Hastings Reads information will be posted when it becomes available in late 2011

Hastings Reads 2011

Coming to America:
The Immigrant Experience

Hastings Reads is a community-wide reading program that seeks to encouraging reading and discussion of books and the ways in which they can help us understand the lives and experiences of ourselves and others. Everyone is invited to read the books and participate in the events. Let’s start reading and talking today!

Elementary selection
My Name is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams

Upper Elementary selection
Little Cricket  by Jackie Brown

Middle School selection
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

High School/Adult selection
The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle

For more details, Hastings Read flyer (click here).

Special Events
February 5 – Hastings Reads Kickoff
February 16 – Gregg Aamot, Guest Speaker
February 22 – Local Immigrants Panel Discussion

How can you participate?
Read one or more of the books chosen for this year’s Hastings Reads. Read alone, read aloud, read with others or do all three. Attend any of the Hastings Reads events scheduled throughout February and March by checking the EVENT SCHEDULE click here (pdf) and access the description of all events in the HASTINGS READS BROCHURE click here (pdf). Check for changes in the schedule and added events at the Hastings Reads website: www.hastingsreads.com

It’s what we all do…..together!
Hastings Reads is a collaboration of several organizations including United Way of Hastings, Hastings Area YMCA, Hastings AAUW, Dakota County Pleasant Hill Library, Friends of the Library, OASIS, Hastings schools, Hastings Public Schools Foundation, Ruth & George Doffing Charitable Gift Foundation, Community Education and many volunteers.

Hastings Reads is funded by the United Way of Hastings, Ruth & George Doffing Charitable Gift Fund, Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library, Hastings AAUW, School District 200, and Dakota County Pleasant Hill Library.