One Book Author Visit

This fall, the Pequannock Township Public Library, Lincoln Park Public Library, & Riverdale Public Library are excited to announce the One Book Community Read event.

One Book Community Read is a simple idea designed to foster a sense of community by bringing people together through literature. We selected the book, Walking to Listen by Andrew Forsthoefel because we believe it can serve as a springboard for discussing how listening can be used to bridge divides. One big idea from the book comes from this quote: “when you see everyone as your equal and your teacher, the world becomes an astonishing place.”

Andrew Forsthoefel headed out the back door of his home in Pennsylvania with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of Whitman and Rilke, and a sign that read "Walking to Listen." Over the course of a year he faced an Appalachian winter and a Mojave summer. He met beasts inside: fear, loneliness, doubt. But he also encountered incredible kindness from strangers. On the surface, the book is an adventure story. Not far beneath, however, it's  a rich inquiry into the experience of being human in this time & place. How do we grow up in America today? What is our understanding of adulthood, & what are the means by which we come of age?