{"id":310,"date":"2019-07-17T18:18:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/danburylibrarywcsuandcityschoolspromotebookreading\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:18:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:08","slug":"danburylibrarywcsuandcityschoolspromotebookreading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/danburylibrarywcsuandcityschoolspromotebookreading\/","title":{"rendered":"Danbury Library, WCSU and city schools promote book reading"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n


\n <\/p>\n

DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 The Danbury Public Library, Western Connecticut State University and the Danbury Public Schools will conduct a press conference at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24<\/strong>, in the Ruth A. Haas Library on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury, to announce the launch of the second annual \u201cOne Book, One Community\u201d (OBOC), an effort to encourage everyone in Danbury to read the same book this fall. Although many communities across the U.S. sponsor similar reading programs, this project is one of the few where a city, public school system and a university have formed a partnership to coordinate a community-wide reading initiative. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The co-chairs of the OBOC committee, Library Director Mark Hasskarl and WCSU Provost and Academic Vice President Dr. Linda Rinker, will speak at the press conference, along with other local dignitaries. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s book selection is the best-selling memoir \u201cHurry Down Sunshine\u201d by Michael Greenberg, which details the true story of Sally, his 15-year-old daughter, who suddenly descends into madness. From her first episode on the streets of Greenwich Village to her time in a psychiatric ward, Greenberg painstakingly chronicles the effects of mental illness on his family. WCSU has assigned the book to all incoming freshmen as part of the university\u2019s First-Year Experience. More than 100 books are available to check out at the Danbury Library. It also may be purchased at local bookstores.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In addition to being encouraged to read the same book, Danbury residents and students will be invited to participate in a variety of complementary programs. Events will include book discussions and a lecture by Greenberg in late October. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

An Amazon.com \u201cBest of the Month\u201d in September 2008, \u201cHurry Down Sunshine\u201d is reviewed on the bookseller\u2019s Web site in glowing terms: \u201cMichael Greenberg\u2019s spare, unflinching memoir begins with a bang: \u2018On July 5, 1996, my daughter was struck mad.\u2019 \u2018Hurry Down Sunshine\u2019 chronicles the summer when 15-year-old Sally experienced her first full-blown manic episode \u2014 an event that in a \u2018single stroke\u2019 changed her identity and, by extension, that of her entire family. Simply told and beautifully written, Greenberg\u2019s memoir shines a stark light on mental illness, painting a vivid picture of a brain and body under siege \u2014 mania as a separate living thing squatting within the patient. As a writer who lives \u2018so much in his head,\u2019 Greenberg is particularly anguished by his daughter’s fractured psyche, and his honesty about being both sickened and fascinated by his daughter’s condition is breathtaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Greenberg has been a columnist for London\u2019s Times Literary Supplement since 2003. His fiction, criticism and travel pieces are widely published.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Support for the OBOC project is provided by Danbury Hospital, FRIENDS of the Danbury Library, Savings Bank of Danbury, Union Savings Bank, Yankee Penny Saver, The News-Times, El Canillita and Tribuna Newspaper.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

For more information, call the WCSU Office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486 or the Danbury Library Community Relations office at (203) 796-8061.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England\u2019s best small private universities.
<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0 <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

\n <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DANBURY, CONN. \u2014 The Danbury Public Library, Western Connecticut State University and the Danbury Public Schools will conduct a press conference at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, in the Ruth A. Haas Library on the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-310","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}