The Morristown Festival of Books inaugural One Community,One Book initiative has been a great success! Towns throughout Morris County, Libraries in
both Morris and Somerset counties and individuals have jumped aboard to support
the initiative. The Town Councils and Mayors of Butler, Florham Park, Mendham
Twp, Morris Plains, Morris Twp, Morristown, Mount Olive, Netcong, Rockaway Boro,
Roxbury, and Washington all have issued One Community, One Book proclamations
urging their residents to read Lisa Colozza Cocca’s Providence.
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| Many book clubs in the area have been discussing Providence. Pictured here is the Flanders Book Club get together. |
Librarians around the area have been very enthusiastic about
the One Book; engaging their book clubs in lively discussions of what Becky
should do. I have to take a moment to thank Lotte Newlin, Library Director of
the Kemmerer Library in Harding for allowing us to hold our kick-off event at
her library. The event was fantastic and what a wonderful venue. If you haven’t
been to the Kemmerer Library, it is definitely worth a look. Pick a good book off the shelf, and relax in a comfy reading chair looking out on the
pretty pond out back.
A wonderful group of women donated funds to purchase
Providence for many local Libraries. Through their generosity, Providence is
also available in e-book format in the Morris County and Somerset County
Library Systems. Look for a plaque in your Library copy thanking Modern
Mondays.
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| Morristown Presbyterian Parish House |
Now we are counting down the days (10) until the Morristown
Festival of Books. At 3pm on September 27 in the Morristown Presbyterian Parish
House, Lisa Colozza Cocca will take the stage to talk about creating
Providence, her first fiction novel. She
will be taking questions from the audience. Personally, I hoping to hear a bit
about how Lisa sees Becky, Rose and Georgina’s lives evolve after the
conclusion of the book, say five years down the road. After Lisa has satisfied
her readers’ curiosity, the program turns to the real world implications of
Becky’s decision to run-away and raising Georgia. A panel of local experts:
Judge Michael Wright (yes Mendham grads, OUR Mike Wright), Newbridge Services
CEO Robert Parker and Brenda Mirley LCS, former Director Spence Chapin will
discuss how the Morristown social services would help Becky, Georgia and Rose.
If you still haven’t read Providence, there is still time to
pick up a copy. Bookworm, the official OCOB bookseller will be at the Parish
House with books to sell. See you Saturday, September 27 at the Morristown
Festival of Books.
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