The Ohio County Public Library's 2020 summer reading theme is "Reading Takes You Places." We're going to dive into some great world literature and along the way learn some useful words and phrases from the regions these stories take place. We'll be heading to places like Japan, Russia, Nigeria, Italy, Scandinavia, Columbia, Australia, and more! Join us as we yonda—chitat'—soma—leggere—lese—read our way across the world.
Join our Summer Reading Challenge and read, explore, and discover amazing places both near and far. Each minute you read between now and August 15th will count as one mile. We'll be keeping track of countries visited in books and miles (in minutes) read through an online platform. Want to participate? Starting June 15, 2020 sign up online at ohiocountylibrary.readsquared.com or download the READsquared app at the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. Let us know where you've traveled and how far this summer through books!
Välkommen to week 1! Our good Dr. David Javersak will kick off the world tour, June 11 at 6:30 pm at a livestreaming People's University online. Travel around the world and through time without leaving your living room in our Summer Reading Series, "Around the World in Literature & Language."
In class one, Javersak will serve as a guide for a 4,000 mile trip across the North Atlantic to Sweden through the works of contemporary Swedish authors of funny stories and warm human interest, including Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove and Jonas Jonasson, author of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared. Javersak will be accompanied by Scandinavian Language instructor Asta Solie, who will teach attendees useful words and phrases in Norwegian.
Watch live this People's University live, June 11 at 6:30 pm on YouTube, Facebook, or the OCPL website. The program will also be recorded and available for playback through all three platforms.
Fredrik Backman (A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author)
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Jonas Jonasson (A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author)
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SwedenLars Kepler ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Camilla Lackberg ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Stieg Larsson ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Henning Mankell ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Marianne Fredriksson ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Liza Marklund ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library |
NorwayJo Nesbø ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Karin Fossum ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Kjell Ola Dahl ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library |
DenmarkJussi Adler-Olsen ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Lene Kaaberbøl ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library |
FinlandJames Thompson ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Emmi Itäranta ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library |
IcelandArnaldur Indriðason ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library Ragnar Jónasson ➤ Available to reserve for curbside pick-up at the Library |
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