One Book, One Community, One Hottie Author

iList Paducah sponsor WKCTC is doing a neato project in partnership with the Challenger Learning Center, McCracken County Public Library, McCracken County Information Network (McNet), Barnes & Noble, Maiden Alley Cinema and the McCracken County and Paducah public school districts. The project: One Book, One Campus, One Community. The Web site is westkentucky.kctcs.edu/onebook. The reason: According to the 2003 Kentucky State Assessment of Adult Literacy, only 11 percent of Kentucky adults are proficient in prose literacy. In fact, y'all, we're 50th out of 51 states and districts in the percentage of adults over 25 with a high school diploma or GED, and 48th in the percentage of adults with a baccalaureate degree or higher. And that ain't good. WKCTC and its partners are trying to change that, and this project is a step in the right direction toward reading. Through One Book, One Campus, everyone in the community is encouraged to read a particular book at the same time. This year, the book is Rocket Boys: A Memoir, written by hottie Homer Hickam. Hickam wrote the book based on his life in the small town of Coalwood, WV. It was made into the movie, October Sky, featuring that cute, cute, cute "I can't quit you!" Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern. Along with reading the book, WKCTC offers several great events, starting with a Thursday, September 11, free screening of October Sky at Maiden Alley Cinema, and, in October, a book discussion at the library and opportunities to actually meet the author and hear him speak. The events are free, but require tickets. All the details are on the site. Click the image above to enlarge. Rock on, WKCTC!

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