“The idea is that the city that opens the
same book closes it in greater harmony.”
— Mary McGrory, The Washington Post, March 17, 2002
The Fox Cities Book Festival in partnership with the public libraries of the Fox Cities has come together with the goal of building a larger sense of community to promote literacy. Each year, we select an author and title to promote for Fox Cities Reads and encourage the people in our communities to read, think, talk, listen, and grow together.
Please direct questions about Fox Cities Reads to Joe Bongers at bongers@menashalibrary.org or to your local Fox Cities public library.
Fox Cities Reads 2019 Announcement
The Fox Cities Reads featured selection for 2019 is Evicted Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. Evicted has won the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, Carnegie Medal, and PEN
Ruta Sepetys, SALT TO THE SEA, selected as 2018 Fox Cities Reads
The Fox Cities Book Festival is happy to announce that, Salt to the Sea, by best-selling author Ruta Sepetys has been selected for the 2018 Fox Cities Reads, which is a one book, one community
Would you go to a "silent reading party"?
Host a Silent Reading Party in 7 Easy Steps
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If you are a reader, you know the special pleasure of going out to read in public. But for most of us, reading in public has meant reading in publicEVICTED: POVERTY AND PROFIT IN THE AMERICAN CITY by Matthew Desmond is the featured selection for Fox Cities Reads 2019. Here's a story about how Minneapolis has addressed the historical effects of housing discrimination for a more sustainable future.
Minneapolis Just Passed the Most Important Housing Reform in America
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With one change, the city confronts segregation, high rent, and long commutes.Thank you to the Green Bay Packers Foundation for your generous donation! Ashley Thiem-Menning accepted the check on behalf of the Fox Cities Book Festival during their annual luncheon at the Lambeau Field Atrium, Wednesday, December 5th.
This year's grants focused arts and culture, athletics and education causes.
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