July 8th, 6:00 p.m. at Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue, Park City, UT 84060
Facilitated by Trine Nielsen, Friends of Park City Library
Discussion Focus: General discussion.

July 22nd, 6:30 p.m. at Summit County Library, 6505 N. Landmark Drive, Park City, UT 84098
Facilitated by Dr. Susan E. Gunter, Ph.D.
Discussion focus: How Great Expectations ties in with Mister Pip. You do not have to read great expectations to attend.

July 28th, 6:00 p.m. at Dolly’s Bookstore, 510 Main Street, Park City, UT 84060
Facilitated by Kirsten Nilsson, Dolly’s Bookstore
Discussion Focus: Family history through storytelling and its role in Mister Pip.

August 25th, 5:30 p.m. at Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue, Park City, UT 84060 Join us for a lively discussion and tropical treats!

One Book, One Community is a community reading program where the goal is to have as many people as possible read and discuss the same book. This year, Park City Library partnered with Summit County Library and Dolly’s Bookstore to select Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones.

Mister Pip is a coming of age story narrated by thirteen year old Matilda. The story is set on a war ravaged island where almost everyone had left. One of the few remaining people is Mr. Watts, an eccentric man who decides to reopen the school and act as the schoolteacher. Being limited on what he can teach the children, he starts reading from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, offering the children a temporary escape from their harsh reality. As the story unfolds the reader is taken on a journey to discover who “Mister Pip” is and ultimately, what his significance is in the story.

Books will be available at the Park City Library and Summit County Library for checkout. In addition to that, the book is available as an e-audiobook through NetLibrary. There will be several copies you may see around town. Feel free to take one, read it, and pass it on to someone else. The goal is to get everyone reading. Over the course of the summer there will be three discussions of Mister Pip and a bigger program as the last One Book event.

Click here to access book reviews of Mister Pip through NoveList (you will need your library card number).

Click here for author information.

For more information about the One Book program, please visit: http://www.read.gov/resources/.