03/05/2026
UPDATE: CANCELED. Hey Centre County! Are you enjoying "Crow Talk?" Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion on Wednesday, March 25, from 4-5pm. Register at centrecountyreads.org/events
Centre County Reads
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The community read or "one book" program in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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211 S Allen Street
State College, PA
16801
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Our history
Since 1998, when Seattle asked its residents to read Russell Banks’ The Sweet Hereafter, the idea of a community reading and talking about the same book has spread across the United States and to countries as far away as Australia. The idea spawned “One City, One Book” events, county- and state-wide programs, and even the nationwide All America Reads and Canada Reads projects.
Centre County’s efforts began early in 2002 when a group of book folks from the library, education, literacy, and bookstore communities began to discuss the merits of a county-wide effort to share a book. In 2003, Centre County residents read and discussed Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The community response was terrific, and so the project continued.
