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.
2025 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
“True Grit”
by Charles Portis
“True Grit tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen when the coward Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash. Mattie leaves home to avenge her father’s blood.
With one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S. Marshal, by her side, Mattie pursues the killer into Indian Territory. True Grit is eccentric, cool, straight, and unflinching, like Mattie herself. From a writer of true status, this is an American classic through and through.” – 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. Please register at the library and pick up a book at that time.
- Monday, October 13: 1:30 pm (Main Library – Bluffton) (Brown Bag Book Club for adults) – pick up a copy of “True Grit” at the library and join us for the discussion
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, and “Frog and Toad Together” by Arnold Lobel.
Sponsors
This program is presented by the Wells County Public Library with financial support from the Friends of the Library.