How to Participate
Greater New Orleans Area Residents
- Read the book selection during the reading period this fall
- Attend One Book’s events highlighting the themes of the book in relation to the Greater New Orleans Area community
- Share your experience by discussing the book with family, friends, book club members, etc!
Greater New Orleans Area Book Clubs
One Book, One New Orleans would love to hear from your book club, large or small! We invite your input about this year’s project and your participation in the program this fall. Please contact us at onebookonenola@gmail.com.
Young Leadership Council Committee Volunteers
- Participate in the book selection process by reviewing book suggestions and engaging in promotional efforts relating to the book suggestion campaign
- Participate in the promotion of the 2008 program on a grass roots and mass market level
- Participate in the planning of events for this year’s program
- Participate in the book distribution process
How you can help the Literacy Alliance
The Literacy Alliance is working to develop a coordinated, well intergrated system of effective, high quality literacy services across the region. What can you do to help?
- Become a volunteer tutor
- Support a family member or friend who wants to continue his or her education
- Develop a partnership with your local learning center
- Invite adult learners to your workplace to learn about jobs and requirements for success
- Sponsor in-kind or underwriting contributions toward literacy activities
- Invest in basic skills training for your entry level employees
- Support your children in their studies so they can stay in school
- Read to your very young children everyday
