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Your Library’s Books and Events for
One Book, One Campus, One Community Read
As part of the community effort, “One
Book, One Campus, One Community Read”
featuring Homer H. Hickam, Jr.’s Rocket Boys: A
Memoir, the McCracken County Public Library
brings you up close and personal with its famous
author, invites you to discuss his novel, watch
the popular film based on the book, and visit an
interactive coal industry display. The two-month
long celebration kicks off September 1st.
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September 1 - October 24
The Coal Industry - an interactive display
The Youth Services Department display, on
the library’s second floor, showcases
samples of peat, lignite, bituminous, and
anthracite coal.
October 1st at noon
Discussion from Off the Shelf - Rocket Boys
WKCTC English Professor Emeritus Andrew
Halford serves as facilitator
Sunday, October 12th from 2-4pm
October Sky
a
free showing of the PG-rated movie in the
upstairs community room
Friday, October 24th at 3 pm
Homer Hickam Autograph Session
Hickam will give brief remarks and autograph
copies of his book. Copies of Rocket
Boys will be available for purchase at that
time.
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All Library Programs are free and open to the
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In the
1950s,
Homer H. Hickam, Jr. was coming of age with his
head in the clouds. Meanwhile, everyone else in his
West Virginian
coal-mining town was busy underground. His 1998
story, Rocket Boys: A Memoir, tells of that
turbulent time when his dreams of space caused rifts
with his father on Earth. Hickam’s book made such an
impact, Hollywood produced the feature film
October Sky, starring Jake Gyllenhall, Chris
Cooper, and Laura Dern, just one year after Rocket
Boys hit bookstores and libraries.
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Rocket Boys books and audiobooks as well as
October Sky on DVD are available to check out
from the library.
Please
visit “One
Book, One Campus, One Community” for a complete
listing of community partners bringing events
to the region and their schedules. |
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Resources for students in grades K-12
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One Book, One Campus, One Community
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