Chicago Public Library-Blog: Measuring OBOC's Impact Over 20 Years

Chicago IL

20 October, 2021

2:36 PM

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Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog: Jennifer October 19, 2021 Researchers, experts and readers join a panel discussion on the impact of the One Book, One Chicago program over the last two decades. What can we learn about Chicago's readers? How does a citywide reading program create community? Watch the discussion below. Panelists include John Shanahan, Associate Dean & Director of Liberal Studies at DePaul University and lead researcher of the Reading Chicago Reading study; Jennifer Lizak, coordinator of the One Book, One Chicago program; Chicago author and teacher Kathleen Rooney; and Mary Dempsey, former Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library. This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library-blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.