Book Connections! Michigan’s Monroe County “One Book, One Community” Kick Off Event


Update:

We had a great time at this year’s kick off event! Check out a gallery of images below, and download our Book Connections reading list here to continue exploring the Great Lakes!

Thank you to Sally Cole-Misch– learn more about her work at sallycole-misch.com, and check out The Best Part of Us on our digital bookshelf!

During the event, we completed an Elder Wisdom Mapping activity. To learn more about this activity and how to replicate it, check out our new Elder Wisdom Mapping webpage.

Photo of three women sitting at library table. Author Sally Cole-Misch is sitting in the middle speaking into a microphone.
Photo of books in foreground, with a speaker addressing a crowd in the library in the background.
Group photo of author Sally Cole-Misch, president of the Library of the Great Lakes Inger Shultz, and Library of the Great Lakes director Kristin Evans.
Sally Cole-Misch signs a book.
Several rows of audience members sitting in chairs watching Sally Cole-Misch speak.
Photo of color-coded sticky notes for elder wisdom mapping event.
A row of bookshelves in a library, including the novel The Best Part of Us and flyers for the One Book One Community event.
Photo of Sally Cole-Misch speaking to two women during book signing.
Sally Cole-Misch attaches a yellow sticky note to a wall of  color-coded sticky notes.
See Pre-Event Information ▸

The Library of the Great Lakes in partnership with Monroe County OBOC 2024 is proud to present Book Connections with Michigan writer Sally Cole-Misch.

Join us on March 12th, 2024 from 6pm-8pm in the MCCC Library to hear from Sally Cole-Misch about her book The Best Part of Us. There will be community booths and a book signing. 

Monroe County Community College Library: The Library is located in the Campbell Academic Center – Building “C”. MCCC Library Campbell Academic Center 1555 S. Raisinville Rd MonroeMI 48161 

Registration for the talk is encouraged. By registering, you can pick up your free copy of The Best Part of Us at Monroe Community College Library while supplies last.

Sally Cole-Misch is a writer and environmental communicator who advocates for the natural world through work and play. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, a master’s degree in environmental education and international water policy from the University of Michigan, and a certificate in fiction writing from Stanford University. Throughout her career, she’s focused on communicating our essential connections with nature — particularly the Great Lakes — and the role each of us can play to restore, protect, and enjoy all that nature gives to us. Sally lives in Michigan and enjoys hiking, skiing, kayaking, sailing, gardening and reading, a hearty laugh with friends, the wonder of surprise, and the optimism that nature’s beauty always provides.

Learn more about Sally and The Best Part of Us at sallycole-misch.com.

Image of Sally Cole-Misch standing in front of water with forested land in the distance.
Michigan Arts & Culture Council logo. Below, the logo for Creative Washtenaw, featuring the words "arts+ creative industries = impact"