November 2007

One Book One New Orleans

Throughout the fall Literacy* AmeriCorps work to support the One Book One New Orleans project, which tries to gets the greater New Orleans community to focus on literacy and connect to each other through sharing in reading one book. Members participated in and brought their students to variety of events throughout the city. One event that was a focus occurred on Thursday, November 15th, 2007. Members attended the “Meet the Authors” event at Dillard University, celebrating the 2007 one book Coming Out the Door for the Ninth Ward, by the Nine Times Social and Pleasure Club. Literacy AmeriCorps members also incorporated the book into lessons with their students. The nine times pleasure and social club, the authors of the book, celebrated the end of 2007 One Book One New Orleans, with their annual Second Line parade. Literacy* AmeriCorps members and their students participated in the parade as well!