One Book, One Community is a program hosted by Berger Health Foundation and other local agencies. The
One Book, One Community is a community-wide reading program that brings people together through reading and discussing a common book. The program includes seminars, workshops and community events.
2017 Title: "Dreamland" by Sam Quinones; sponsored by Berger Health Foundation, Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition & Pickaway County Library
2016 Title: "Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande, MD; sponsored by Berger Health Foundation, Central Ohio Area Agency On Aging and the Pickaway County Library.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth until they begin school, no matter their family’s income. Local sponsors make it possible in our community.
Support the Imagination Library by considering a donation: https://yourpccf.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/ImaginationLibrary/tabid/1195878/Default.aspx
06/10/2020
The Big Give continues until 6PM Thursday (extended to make up for a computer glitch). Each gift will be boosted on a pro rata basis thanks to a $1 million+ bonus pool. 100% of YOUR donation can go to a Pickaway County group (we found about 19 by searching Pickaway County or Circleville or Ashville or Williamsport) or to a cause that speaks to you. Give using Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, or a major U.S. credit card with a minimum gift of $20. All credit card fees will even be covered by The Columbus Foundation. Share your experience with on social media! Thanks for sharing .
The Big Give is a dynamic, 25-hour online giving event that provides a collective boost to the 1,100+ nonprofits in The Giving Store. In these unprecedented times, the needs of our community are greater than ever and these organizations are at the heart of meeting those needs. The Big Give is an opp...
Thank you to The Circleville Herald for sharing information regarding the Pickaway County Community Cupboards! For more information, please contact our volunteers at [email protected] or Heather Foll, PCBDD Community Connections Coordinator at [email protected] or 740-248-8555.
03/17/2020
Thanks to Amy Isaac for sharing a book that had a powerful impact on her. This book is available through the Pickaway County Library eBook collection (Overdrive/Libby). Check it out today! Record your own and share it with us!
03/06/2020
Thanks to library staff member Olivia Pettengill for sharing her "one" book with us. If you'd like to share a book that's had an impact on your life, stop by the library or post your own with !
03/05/2020
Thanks to community member Tana Newman for sharing a powerful book about a difficult subject - Ryan's Bed by Tijan. This book is available through the library's OverDrive (downloadable) collection.
03/02/2020
Thank you to Ty Ankrom for sharing several items he enjoys reading, plus one profound book that he keeps coming back to over and over. (It's very appropriate since he is the superintendent of the Pickaway County Educational Service Center which offers all four county school districts special education options, speech pathology, occupational therapy, alternative school, professional development, background checks and much more.)
02/28/2020
WOOOOHOOOOOO! We have some children's books! Thanks to library staff member Sharon Edgington for sharing a few GREAT reads for all ages - The One & Only Ivan, Because of Winn-Dixie, Polar The Titanic Bear, Rascal and more! Adults can enjoy these with or without children.
02/26/2020
Mark Denniston of Community United Methodist Church shares about Restavec by Jean Robert Cadet and the strength of the human spirit.
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One Book, One Community is a community-wide reading program that brings people together through reading and discussing a common book. The program includes seminars, workshops and community events.
2020 Theme: The Power of Reading (example book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury); share a book that has been powerful in your life.
2019 Title: “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio; sponsored by Pickaway County Community Foundation, Pickaway County Board of DD, Berger Health and Pickaway County Library.
2018 Title: “The Blue Zones: 9 lessons for living longer” by Dan Buettner; sponsored by Pickaway County Park Board, Berger Health, OSU Extension-Pickaway County, Pickaway County General Health District, Pickaway Family YMCA, Pickaway County Farm Bureau and Pickaway County Library
2017 Title: "Dreamland" by Sam Quinones; sponsored by Berger Health Foundation, Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition & Pickaway County Library
2016 Title: "Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande, MD; sponsored by Berger Health Foundation, Central Ohio Area Agency On Aging and the Pickaway County Library.