One Book, One Community
Livingston Reads is a “One Book, One Community” project offered by the six Livingston County Libraries (Brighton, Fowlerville, Hamburg, Hartland, Howell and Pinckney), and is a program to encourage residents to read for pleasure, to create community through reading, and to promote the exploration of ideas, knowledge and a love of Michigan!
Livingston Reads hopes to present the Livingston County libraries as centers for culture, entertainment and enlightenment, and to position our libraries as leaders in promoting the joy of reading.
2021 Selection

The Book Woman from Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today bestselling novel is a powerful message about how the written word affects people — a story of hope and heartbreak, raw courage, and strength splintered with poverty and oppression, and one woman’s chances beyond the darkly hollows.
Inspired by the true and historical blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek showcases a first in traditionally published literary novels — a bold and unique story about the Kentucky Blue people and Packhorse Librarians — a tale of fierce strength and one woman’s belief that books can carry us anywhere — even back home.
Participating Libraries
Brighton District Library
100 Library Dr
Brighton, MI 48116
810-229-6571
www.brightonlibrary.info
Fowlerville District Library
130 S Grand Ave
Fowlerville, MI 48836
517-223-9089
www.fowlervillelibrary.org
Hamburg Township Library
10411 Merrill Rd
Hamburg, MI 48139
810-231-1771
www.hamburglibrary.org
Hartland’s Cromaine Library
3688 N Hartland Rd
Hartland, MI 48353
810-632-5200
www.cromaine.org
Howell Carnegie District Library
314 W Grand River Ave
Howell, MI 48843
517-546-0720
www.howelllibrary.org
Pinckney Community Public Library
125 Putnam St
Pinckney, MI 48169
734-878-3888
www.pinckneylibrary.org
Livingston Reads Events
The 2021 Livingston Reads: One Book, One Community programs are generously supported by the Friends of the Howell Carnegie District Library in memory of Mary Goetsch.
The Livingston Libraries present a Virtual Author Visit with Kim Michele Richardson
7:00pm – 8:30pm
1930s Packhorse Librarians, the Great Depression, and the “blue ...
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Can't get enough popular fiction? Want to share your fervor with fellow...
Past Selections
2020: The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
2019: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
2018: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
2017: Jaws by Peter Benchley
2016: The Martian by Andy Weir
2015: Bitter Brew by William Knoedelseder
2014: The Butler by Wil Haygood
2013: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
2012: Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2011: A Superior Death by Nevada Barr
2010: Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
2009: The Final Season by Tom Stanton &
All the Stars Came Out That Night by Kevin King2008: The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
2007: Pay It Forward by Catherine Hyde