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| One Book Northland logo |
At noon on Thursday, April 7, the Virginia Public Library
will be hosting its annual One Book
Northland event. One Book Northland is a collaboration
among several entities, including the Virginia,
Duluth, Cloquet, Two
Harbors, and Superior
public libraries. The One Book committee spends many hours
each autumn considering several different titles before narrowing the choices
to four, from which our communities choose the book which we will all
read. The title chosen this year is The
Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown.
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| Boys in the Boat cover image |
This fascinating book explores the 1936 gold medal winning
rowing team’s journey, from the early days of the Great Depression through
their day of triumph in Berlin. It is part biography, as the author used
interview information on Joe Rantz,
one of the boys in the boat, to describe his particular path to becoming part
of the winning team. It is also part
history, as without historical context, much of the drama would be lost.
Virginia is pleased to be
having David Krmpotich, a Duluth
native, participating in our One Book
Northland, discussion on April 7th. David Krmpotich, who grew up in Duluth and
joined the Duluth Rowing Club as a teenager, was a member of the 1988 US
Olympic team which won Silver at the Seoul Olympic games. His program is called “The Olympic
Experience” and will share how his experience relates to those of the young men
featured in The Boys in the Boat.
Discussion of the book will follow David’s
presentation. In addition to having
multiple copies to borrow, the library has several copies of the book available
for purchase. Reading the book is not
required for participation!
Contact us at 748-7525 if you have questions.
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