DECEMBER 7, 2025 – MARCH 1, 2026

Join the movement to foster community through reading. One Book One Community invites all readers in the Cook Memorial, Indian Trails, and Vernon Area library districts to read this year's selection, participate in book discussions and related events, and hear from the author. ​Events are open to all, regardless of home library.

Thank you to the Cook Memorial Public Library District Friends of the Library, the Foundation for the Vernon Area Public Library District, and the Foundation for the Indian Trails Library District for their contributions to One Book One Community.

Hello Beautiful
​by Ann Napolitano

Selected as the 100th Oprah's Book Club Pick
“Napolitano’s homage to Little Women, albeit set in late-20th century Chicago, will prompt you to slow down as you read, never wanting the book to end. When it does, prepare for tears.” 
​–– Oprah Quarterly

"A rich, complex family saga, Hello Beautiful is a portrait of love and grief in equal measure. Napolitano's prose is so lovely, so keenly perceptive, that it held me captive until I finished. A lot of people are going to love this story."
––Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes

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