Book in Common achieves unprecedented local visibility

For the first time in history, on March 13, 2019, Chico State’s Book in Common lecture will be available via streaming video to all of the County Libraries in Chico State’s 12-county service area. All They Will Call You, by Tim Z. Hernandez, is the harrowing account of “the worst airplane disaster in California’s history,” which claimed the lives of thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight Mexican citizens—farmworkers who were being deported by the U.S. government.
After discussing the idea with the Book in Common committee, Meriam Library Dean Patrick Newell reached out to the County Librarians to ask of their interest in this year's book. With enthusiastic support by the County Librarians, and approval by the author Tim Hernandez, University Public Engagement worked with the campus Creative Media and Technology unit to arrange to stream the presentation. As a result of this effort, several of the County Librarians worked together to gain grant funding to bring the author to present at their libraries. Hernandez will visit them before and after his visit to Chico State. This is a great example of collaboration and shared resources across the region.

For more information, contact Dean Patrick Newell at pnewell@csuchico.edu