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Contact Cheryel Carpenter at 817-459-6404
August 27, 2004

One Book, One Arlington Celebrates Lone Star Literature
Discussion Groups, Readings and Film Planned in September

Discussion groups supporting the second annual One Book, One Arlington reading initiative are planned at various locations throughout the city during September.

This year’s selection is Lone Star Literature: From the Red River to the Rio Grande. In this anthology of short stories, author Don Graham has rounded up a comprehensive collection of writings that provide an overview of the diversity and excellence of Texas literature. Graham will discuss the book and the One Book, One Arlington initiative on the Arlington Update Show, airing on City 5, the city’s cable channel, during late August and early September. For a listing of times and dates, go to www.ci.arlington.tx.us and click on broadcast schedule.

Join Book Discussions

2-3 p.m. Sunday, September 5, Fielder House Museum at 1616 W. Abram St.

12-1 p.m. Thursday, September 9, Tin Cup at 1025 W. Abram St.

7-8 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, Lake Arlington Branch Library at 4000 W. Green Oaks Blvd.

7-8 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, George W. Hawkes Central Library at 101 E. Abram St.

7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 16, Northeast Branch Library at 1905 Brown Blvd.

7-8 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, Southeast Branch Library at 900 S.E. Green Oaks Blvd.

7-8 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, UTA Central Library (Sixth Floor) at 702 S. College St.

7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 23, Coffee Haus at 210 Mesquite St.

7-8 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, East Branch Library at 1624 New York Ave.

Movie Night - The Last Picture Show – Rated R, 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 17 at UTA Lone Star Theater/Activities Building, 500 W. Nedderman Dr.

The project will culminate with a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1 at Tarrant County College – Southeast Arlington campus. The discussion will be led by Jeff Guinn, a Fort Worth Star-Telegram book editor. Other panelists will include the author and Lone Star Literature contributing authors Betsy Berry, James Hoggard, Elmer Kelton, Clay Reynolds, and Rolando Hinojosa Smith.

Project partners include Comcast Communications, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, the North Texas Regional Library System, UTA and Tarrant County College. For more information about One Book, One Arlington, call Arlington Public Library Development Officer Andi Davis at 817-459-6924 or e-mail adavis@pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us.