Great Lakes, Great Read
Great Lakes Great Read is modeled after One Book One Community and state- or province-wide annual reading programs that choose one book for libraries, citizen groups of all kinds, and the public to read and enjoy over the course of a year. Find information about past and future programs here!
Cover Image: Another World by Ellie Harold
Visit the Website!
Click here for the GLGR website hosted by the Wisconsin Water Library, a part of Wisconsin Sea Grant at the University of Wisconsin.
Great Lakes, Great Read is back for 2026! Click here to view our announcement.
Visit this page to read all about The Library of the Great Lakes and Great Lakes, Great Read‘s inaugural program.
News About Great Lakes, Great Read
- Announcing: Great Lakes, Great Read 2026
We are excited to announce the titles chosen for this year’s Great Lakes, Great Read!
Great Lakes, Great Read is based on the One Book, One Community model where reading programs choose one book for libraries, community groups, and the public to read and enjoy together over the course of a year.This year’s GLGR Titles are:
Picture Book
Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes by Pamela Cameron Middle Grade
Saving Our Sturgeon: Protecting Wisconsin’s Ancient Fish by Rebecca Hogue Wojahn Adult
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon Click any of the covers above to see them in our Digital Bookshelf!
- “Great Lakes, Great Read” continues throughout the summer!
Great Lakes, Great Read continues throughout the summer!
Please contact authors for Zoom appearances.
- Library of the Great Lakes GLGR Book Tour
Great Lakes, Great Read author Sally Cole-Misch could be coming to a community near you!
The Library of the Great Lakes is launching a Great Lakes, Great Read book tour this fall!
Partnering with local libraries and organizations, we will customize a program that is right for you.
To learn more about the GLGR Book Tour, contact us or support the program directly.
To host your own author visit (in-person or virtual), visit the Great Lakes, Great Read website.
Check out a few of our book tour programs:
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
L’Anse, MIEvent Details
Sunday, September 15th, 2024
Copper Harbor, MIEvent Details
Simple Pleasures Book Club Conversation with Sally Cole-Misch
Monday, September 16th, 2024
Hancock, MIEvent Details
- Great Lakes Echo talks about Great Lakes, Great Reads!
See what Great Lakes Echo has to say about the new book club– Great Lakes, Great Read!
Need a summer read? Join this basin-wide book club | Great Lakes Echo
Readers across the Great Lakes states and Canada this year will participate in a basin-wide book club hosted by the Library of the Great Lakes. From now until September 2025 participants will read Michigan author Sally Cole-Misch’s The Best Part of Us and Ontario author Joanne Robertson’s children’s book, The Water Walker… greatlakesecho.org
- Announcing the new, basin-wide reading program!
Library of the Great Lakes– in conjunction with libraries and organizations around the Great Lakes– is delighted to announce a new basin-wide reading program!
Read our announcement and discover the books– one for children, and one for adults!
![Flyer title:
THE LIBRARY OF THE GREAT LAKES PRESENTS
SALLY COLE-MISCH
In collaboration with the KBIC Natural Resources Dept., Michigan Tech, and Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
[Image of Sally Cole-Misch sitting outdoors in front of a lake.]
Join award-winning author Sally Cole-Misch as she discusses her novel, The Best Part of Us, selected as this year’s Great Lakes Great Read.
KBIC Elder Kathleen Smith will conduct a water ceremony prior to the event at 11 AM at the L’Anse Library.
Another visit will take place at the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College. This event is open to the public, lunch is provided.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
11 AM–2 PM
770 N. MAIN ST, L’ANSE
Questions? Contact Cecelia Waara at:
cwaara1@kbocc.edu
Learn more at greatlakesgreatread.org
[Image of the book cover: The Best Part of Us by Sally Cole-Misch, featuring a peaceful lake and mountain scene.]
[Great Lakes Great Read logo at the bottom: A green wave-like design and blue text reading “Great Lakes GREAT READ.”]
Small print at bottom:
The Great Lakes Great Read is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Great Lakes Writers’ Collaborative.](https://libraryofthegreatlakes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sally-Cole-Misch-Flyer-Updated-791x1024.jpeg)
![Flyer title:
2024–2025 LSSI All Team Kick-Off
Connect, Understand, & Cherish
Dinner & Dialogue with
Author, Sally Cole-Misch
[Background image: Clear water and shoreline of Lake Superior]
[Logo in top right corner: Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative, with a stylized map of Lake Superior and the text:]
CONNECTING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
in the stewardship of Lake Superior and its watershed.
Main body text:
K–12 teachers & community partners are invited to attend Connect, Understand, & Cherish, the LSSI All Team Kick-Off and Dinner & Dialogue featuring author Sally Cole-Misch, 2024–25 winner of the Great Lakes Great Read award.
Reconnect with team members, meet new educators and community partners, and learn about upcoming professional learning and mini-grant opportunities.
Date: Monday, Sept 16th, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm (Eastern) Dinner
4:30 – 6:00 Meeting & Book Signing
Location: CCISD – Conference Room B
809 Hecla St. Hancock, MI
virtual meeting option available
[Yellow box on right side reads:]
Teachers in attendance will receive a copy of the book,
The Best Part of Us.
[Photo of Sally Cole-Misch near bottom]
[Logo at bottom: GREAT LAKES GREAT READ with stylized lake and book image]
Footer:
Dinner & SCECHs will be provided
Visit Our Website
www.lakesuperiorstewardship.org
Register:
solutionwhere.com/ww/ccisd
OR: https://forms.gle/Wm3nRcP5L5wLmsGSA
Bottom line of flyer:
This program is presented in partnership with the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative and the Library of the Great Lakes.](https://libraryofthegreatlakes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024LSSIKickOff_091624-2-791x1024.png)
