Sarasota News Leader
February 1, 2013
Page 60
LIBRARY SYSTEM ANNOUNCES ONE BOOK FEBRUARY LINEUP
The Sarasota County Library System and community partners have planned the February
Finale Month events that will conclude this
year's One Book, One Community project, the
county has announced.
Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus, 8350 N.
Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Among the topics
discussed will be Broadcasting Consent:
War Propaganda on the Airways; The B-24
and Beyond; Hideki Tojo: Understanding
the Enemy; Bushido: Contextualizing Japanese POW Treatment; and The Scars that
Don't Show: The POW Effect.
Each event will focus on the program's current selection, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,
by Laura Hillenbrand.
• 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20: Stacy Spriggs,
community and school gardens coordinator
A variety of events are scheduled, including
with Sarasota County's Extension Office of
the following, a county news release says:
the University of Florida/Institute of Food
• 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7: NOAA Scientist
and Agricultural Sciences, will present The
and Mote Marine Laboratory visiting sciHistory of Victory Gardens: A World War II
entist Dr. José Castro will present Sharks
Homefront Effort at the Fruitville Library,
and Men at the Morgan Family Community
100 Coburn Road, Sarasota.
Center, 6207 W. Price Blvd., North Port.
Event details are available at www.one• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13: Justus Doe- booksarasota.com on the events calendar.
necke, professor emeritus of history, will
present The Coming of the Pacific War: The Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival,
events that led to the attack on Pearl Har- Resilience, and Redemption is the true story
bor at Sainer Auditorium on the New Col- of Louis Zamperini, who competed in the Berlege campus, 5313 Bay Shore Road, Sara- lin Olympics, crashed into the Pacific Ocean
during World War II, was lost at sea for 47
sota.
days, and served time in a Japanese prison
• 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14: Librarian Alexa camp, the release points out.
Torchynowycz and The John and Mable
Ringling Museum of Art Library will present Since 2003, the Sarasota County Library SysThe Merci Train: A World War II Tribute to tem and partner organizations have sponsored
America from France at the Historic Asolo the popular One Book, One Community program, which brings people together to discuss
Theatre, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota.
a specific story.
• 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19: A conversation
with student historians on topics inspired For more information, contact the Sarasota
by Unbroken will be presented in the Sel- County Call Center at 861-5000, or visit the One
by Auditorium at the University of South Book website at www.onebooksarasota.com.
