William Kent Krueger, the author of Ordinary Grace, the pick for the library's first One Book, One Village community-wide reading program, kicked off his much-anticipated visit today, Tuesday, October 28, with a stop at Rolling Meadows High School. Krueger met with about 100 students who read Ordinary Grace as part of their summer reading for school.
Tonight, Krueger will speak at two sold-out events at the library: an author dinner with local book club members and An Evening With William Kent Krueger, an interview-style program to be held in the Hendrickson Room for an audience of 200 Arlington Heights cardholders.
The library launched One Book, One Village on July 26 and since then there have been over 2,200 checkouts of Ordinary Grace from the library. Including today's events, more than 1,000 people have participated in One Book, One Village programs. One Book, One Village continues with book discussions, programs and exhibits through December 8.