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I have perceived access. I know some people who are a part of the community and I think that they will welcome me.

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The Carroll County Public Library

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The Carroll County Times, February 25, 2019

by Alex Mann
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The Carroll One Book initiative's second year is in full swing, with many Carroll County Public Library activities on the horizon - including a National History Day Competition Event on March 2.

The Times recently caught up with Dorothy Stoltz, the library's director for community engagement, about what Carroll One Book is all about and what people can expect if they get involved.
Q: How are you involved in Carroll One Book and how did the initiative get started?
A: I help with general planning for Carroll One Book and with coordinating library-sponsored events. In the early 2000s, I was part of a team at Carroll County Public Library which established what we refer to as "a community book initiative" and called it: On the Same Page. For a few years, we featured books such as the modern classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War novel, "The Killer Angels," by Michael Shaara. We offered discussion activities, music programs, film screenings, and guest speakers.

Beginning in 2008 Maryland Humanities established the wonderful One Maryland One Book as a statewide program. Locally, we opted to switch from On the Same Page to One Maryland One Book. "Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence" by Tim Junkin was last year's selection featuring a Maryland story with national significance.

In 2017, Carroll County Public Schools suggested that in addition to One Maryland One Book, the Learning Advantage Partnership, a collaboration between the schools and the library, offer a county-wide initiative to encourage reading and discussion with the overarching purpose to bring out the best in oneself and others. This became the basis for Carroll One Book.
Read the full Q&A.

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Q&A: County Public Library's Dorothy Stoltz talks Carroll One Book initiative

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The Carroll County Times, February 25, 2019 by Alex Mann ***** The Carroll One Book initiative's second year is in full swing, with many Carroll County Public Library activities on the horizon - including a National History Day Competition Event on March 2.

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The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison

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In Carrie's Footprints by Warren Dorsey

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Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates

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I emailed Val, who for the past three years has been in charge. Due to the summer holiday, she only responds to emails on Monday. I received an email late Monday about her stepping down from Carroll One Book and that I should email Judy Jones.

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I can interview past participants in the Carroll One Book group and the people who participated in the discussions and the activities on zoom. I can contact Hoover Library, Dorothy Stoltz, Kathryn Berling to get more information and get contacts.

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see if Warren Dorsey is still alive and reach out to Ta-Nehisi Coates about their books bringing community together.

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Working in a school library makes me bias about the impact of Carroll One Book.

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Share with them the purpose of my being there and share with them the things that I wrote in order to make sure they are comfortable sharing "Courageous Conversations"

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Gaining permissions from all the participants