What is a Common Book?

The goal of the Common Book Program is that everyone at the College - students, faculty and staff - and people in the community will read and discuss the same book over an entire semester.

There will be events organized such as movies, lectures, and discussions which will connect to themes in the book.

Previous WCC Common Books

Fall 2004
     Fast Food Nation

Fall 2005 and Spring 2006
     Ka'a'awa

Fall 2006 and Spring 2007
     Nickel and Dimed and
     The World is Flat

Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
     Ishmael

Common Book Programs Elsewhere

Otterbein College

Hawaii Pacific University

Chicago's One City, One Book

The ALA's One Conference, One Book (at the 2003 Toronto Conference)

View a list of suggestions and a description of learning communities at Iowa State University

Ohio University

Multnomah County Library