11th One Book, One Bakersfield, One Kern Read September – November, 2010 This read was the first in which the Kern County Library and CSUB’s First Year Experience program became the lead coordinating partners. The Runner Reader program for the First Year Experience requires that the author be living and willing to present at a […]
12th One Book, One Bakersfield, One Kern Read September – November, 2011 The One Book Project was led by the Kern County Library and California State University, Bakersfield’s First Year Experience Program. Almost 2,000 students, community members, and families gathered to hear a charismatic, powerful presentation by the author, Wes Moore. An auxiliary room had […]
13th One Book, One Bakersfield, One Kern Read September – November, 2012 The One Book Project was led by the Kern County Library and California State University, Bakersfield’s First Year Experience Program. A juvenile companion title was offered, Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros as well. The author presented on two days, with funding for the second day underwritten […]
16th One Book, One Bakersfield, One Kern Read September – October, 2016 The One Book Project was led by the Kern County Library and California State University, Bakersfield’s First Year Experience Program. Several juvenile companion titles were offered, including One Well: The Story of Water by Rochelle Strass, All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon, […]
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Join us at Beale Memorial Library for these County & Public Officials as Guest Readers! Cole Karr, Rep. for Congressman Kevin McCarthy – Tue. June 27 @ 11am Lito Morillo, Kern County Aging & Adult Services – Wed. June 28 @ 11am Monica Martin, Rep. for Congressman Kevin McCarthy – Wed. June 28 @ 11:45am at Lunch at the […]
14th One Book, One Bakersfield, One Kern Read September – November, 2013 The One Book Project was led by the Kern County Library and California State University, Bakersfield’s First Year Experience Program. A juvenile companion title was offered, An American Plague: The True & Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim […]
15th One Book, One Bakersfield, One Kern Read September – November, 2014 The One Book Project was led by the Kern County Library and California State University, Bakersfield’s First Year Experience Program. A youth edition was also offered of Enrique’s Journey. The title surrounded the true story of Enrique, a Honduran boy who makes a […]
