The One Book Program is an exciting time when the whole community unites to read the same book. Then, the library organizes special programs in the fall centered around themes from the book.

We are pleased to be able to announce that the 2024 Adams County Reads One Book selection is “The Cartographers” by Peng Shepherd.  A USA Today, LA Times and National Independent Bookseller Bestseller, “The Cartographers” is a suspense thriller that combines elements from multiple genres.  It’s a murder mystery wrapped in a fantasy with touches of magical realism.

The novel follows Nell Young, a former cartographer with the New York Public Library, who due to a highly charged disagreement with her father about a seemingly unimportant 1930s highway map, has been exiled from her field.  After her father’s murder, Nell finds that same map hidden in his possessions.  Why would her father keep a map that he deemed worthless hidden in a secret drawer in his desk?  Thus, she begins investigating, embarking on a dangerous journey and revealing a dark family secret.

Copies of “The Cartographers” are available at each Adams County Library location, in both regular and large print.  eBook and eAudiobook copies are also available through cloudLibrary.  As in the past, discussions, programs and events will take place in October.  One quick teaser - there may be a virtual visit from the New York Public Library’s Map Division as well as a visit from Ms. Shepherd herself!  Look for more detailed information about all of the planned programs in the next few months as well as in the Fall What’s Happening calendar coming out later in the summer.

I’ll leave you with this quote from the novel…”Maps were love letters written to times and places their makers had explored.  They did not control the territory - they told its stories.”

We hope you enjoy this year’s One Book selection.  Happy Reading!
 

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