By Informer Staff

Join the Derby Public Library in reading the 2012 Kansas Reads Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen by Joe Drape. 

The Derby Public Library will host a book discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. Sign-up at the front desk and receive a personal copy of the novel. Quantities are limited. 

This is an inspiring story about how a coach and a small town build young people with the basic values of love, patience, and hard work. It’s a vivid slice of American life. 

A committee of experienced and qualified librarians, educators and authors recommended Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen by Joe Drape to fit the theme, Community. It was selected by the state librarian for its broad-based appeal that encourages and sustains spirited discussion about how small communities that expect to grow need something special. That can take many forms, including a high school football team. 

This is the sixth year for this statewide reading project sponsored by the Kansas Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas.  

For additional information, contact Kristy Norman at 788-0760 or kristy@derbylibrary.com.