Ithaca Reads Things Fall Apart

Introduction

Events

Cornell New Student Reading Project

Cornell Study Questions

Booklist

Online Resources for Book Discussion Groups

Essay Contest

Credits

Text of Proclamation

Whereas, Ithaca Reads is a program that has evolved into an event embraced by a broad spectrum of neighborhoods, businesses, schools, civic organizations, and Tompkins County residents; and

Whereas, Ithaca Reads is a way to build an intellectual and social rapport among students, faculty, and community members; and

Whereas, Ithaca Reads is an effort to encourage reading, and even more important, encourage us to talk together and to one another; and

Whereas, Ithaca Reads is a great starting point for people to read and explore different literature; and

Whereas, Ithaca Reads shows a commitment from the community to support lifetime learning and the love of reading; and

Whereas, Ithaca Reads allows for a collective experience of reading, thinking, and talking about a challenging text; and

Whereas, Ithaca Reads allows for student participation, especially with the newly formed Mayor's Prize for winners of a library essay contest for teens.

Now, therefore, I, Carolyn K. Peterson, Mayor of the City of Ithaca, do hereby proclaim 2005 as the year of:

A Cornell/Community Collaboration of Ithaca Reads Things Fall Apart in the City of Ithaca

In Witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and caused the great seal of the City of Ithaca to be affixed this the 25th day of July 2005. Carolyn K. Peterson, Mayor