You are invited to join us for the start of our Vermont Reads 2018 series of events with a read-aloud of the first few chapters of "Bread and Roses, Too", by Katherine Paterson. This novel is historical fiction that tells the story of the 1912 "Bread and Roses" strike in the Lawrence, Massachusetts textile mills through the eyes of an Italian-American girl and a runaway boy. Participants may read a passage from the book if they wish, or just listen to the story.

Vermont Reads is a statewide one-book community reading program sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council in partnership with the Arlington Memorial High School and Middle School and the Martha Canfield Library. Copies of the book are available for loan at the Library. Call us at 802-375-6153 for more information.