IVCC announces One Book, One College program

Jayna Leipart Guttilla with Eric Eyre’s “Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies that Delivered the Opioid Epidemic.” PHOTO IVCC
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is embarking on a new chapter this fall with their community reads program, One Book, One College. Beginning in September, the college is partnering with local libraries and the Perfectly Flawed Foundation to discuss Eric Eyre’s “Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies that Delivered the Opioid Epidemic.”
One Book seeks to bring the community together through a shared reading and discussion of a book or theme. It attempts to create a shared experience and provide insight into lived experiences that are perhaps unknown to you but nevertheless part of your community. IVCC Collection Development and Access Librarian Jayna Leipart Guttilla said, “We hope to engage our community in conversations about topics that are on people’s minds in the hope of coalescing our ideas of community and empathy.
“This text lays the groundwork for discussion but reading it is not required. The events provide safe spaces for members of the community to think critically, learn, and grow through candid and supportive discussions.”
The program runs September through April, with book discussions running through November and speaker events, film viewings, and panel discussions in the spring. One Book is open to all community members and beyond. The first event is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 via Zoom and in-person at the following locations:
Jacobs Library at IVCC
Perfectly Flawed Foundation, 240 First Street, LaSalle
LaSalle Public Library, 305 Marquette Street
Oglesby Public Library, 111 S. Woodland Ave.
For information, dates and times, Zoom information or to learn how you or your organization can become involved, visit www.ivcc.edu/onebook or contact Leipart Guttilla at onebook@ivcc.edu.