The Schenectady County Public Library's third One County, One Book (OCOB) community reads program ran from March 1 to April 20, 2008. In October, county citizens voted to select the highly acclaimed Khaled Hosseini novel, The Kite Runner, whose film version appeared in local theatres and was shown at the library in early April. A “community read” program seeked to encourage a county – wide dialogue on the many issues found in the story. The Kite Runner provided a great opportunity to explore the history, culture, politics and future of the ancient country of Afghanistan. The themes of prejudice, family, friendship,
and discussion of this book.
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Contact Karen Bradley at 388-4533 or kbradley@sals.edu.
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