Everyone is invited to participate in GO READ! The book selected for this first year is Ernest J. Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying. To be a part of reading and discussing the same book at the same time, simply follow these steps:

• Obtain the Book - Numerous copies of A Lesson Before Dying are available throughout the region at your local branch libraries. Local bookstores also have stocked up on the book. Be sure to tell them you are participating in the GO READ! project by reading the book.
• Read It - during September, October and November, and join your community, friends, and family in reading and discussing the same book together.
• Access the Toolkit - a resource guide available at all branches, as well as this website. The toolkit is designed to enhance your reading pleasure and dialog of A Lesson Before Dying.
• Join the Conversation - by choosing the title for your book club, or forming new discussion groups. Use the toolkit to help facilitate discussions in your home, community center, coffeehouse, or place of worship. Area libraries and bookstores will also have scheduled book discussion sessions. Contact them to find out how to participate.
• Post It - let us know what your friends, faith community, neighborhood, or work groups have planned to do to read and discuss the book. Post your comments to the Go Read bulletin board at the website.
• Meet the Author - and hear Ernest J. Gaines read from his award-winning book. Mr. Gaines will be in Richmond in December as a part of a GO READ! Celebration. Details will be posted to the website later this fall.