One Book One County is a community read program for Wells County held in September and October every year. The program is designed to create a countywide discussion by encouraging all residents to read the same book. There are also a number of special events at the library related to themes found in the featured book and potentially an author visit.
2026 One Book One County
We have several in-person events and activities during the months of September and October to help celebrate One Book One County.
About The Book
“The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
“January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb. . .
As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.” – book jacket
How To Participate
It’s very easy! Just stop by the Main Library or Ossian Branch to get a copy of the book or check out the eBook or eAudiobook on the Libby App or directly from the Indiana Digital Library. Then start reading. That’s it!
Book Discussions
If you’d like to join us to talk about the book, you are welcome.
- Thursday, October 29: 10:00-11:30 am (Main Library – Bluffton) – join us for Tea & Tales – A Guernsey Literary Tea
Past Programs
Past community reads include “Rocket Boys” by Homer Hickam, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein, “Room” by Emma Donoghue, “The Reading Promise” by Alice Ozma, “The Bone Garden” by Tess Gerritsen, “Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy” by Kelsey Timmerman, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain, “A Place Called Hope” by Philip Gulley, “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson, “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie, “Diamond Willow” by Helen Frost, “The Year We Left Home” by Jean Thompson (2020 One State / One Story), “The Indigo Girl” by Natasha Boyd, “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Anthropocene Reviewed” by John Green, “Frog and Toad Together” by Arnold Lobel, and “True Grit” by Charles Portis.
Sponsors
This program is presented by the Wells County Public Library with financial support from the Friends of the Library.