One Book South Dakota 2008
    About the Program
    What if everyone in South Dakota read the same book? SDHC invites libraries, schools, book clubs, civic organizations and corporations across the state to join in the Sixth Annual One Book South Dakota project. Designed to stimulate discussion and generate ideas, the program begins in June and runs through the end of the year.
    Louise Erdrich’s 2003 novel The Master Butchers Singing Club has been selected as the book for 2008. The capstone event of the program is an author appearance at the Sixth Annual South Dakota Festival of Books set for September 26-28 in Sioux Falls.

    About the Author
    Erdrich has written a dozen novels, many of which are bestsellers. Her book Love Medicine won the National Book Critics Circle Award. She has also been a finalist for the National Book Award with The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse. Erdrich, who grew up in North Dakota and is a mixed blood enrolled in the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, currently lives in Minnesota and owns Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore.

    Application Process
    Click here to download the One Book South Dakota APPLICATION FORM.
    To apply, groups should (1) Select a date for their discussion. (2) Decide if they would like a scholar to lead their discussion. (3) If they would like a discussion leader, select one from the list below and contact that person to confirm if they are able to lead the discussion. (4) Download and complete the application form linked above. (5) Mail the completed application form, along with a $35 application fee (payable to SDHC), to: SDHC, 1215 Trail Ridge Road, Suite A, Brookings, SD 57006 at least six weeks before the discussion date. (6) SDHC will then process the application, mail you the number of books you requested, and send a confirmation letter to both you and the discussion leader. (7) Advertise and promote your discussion! (8) Hold a successful "One Book South Dakota" program! (9) Complete the evaluation forms that were sent with the confirmation letter, collect the books, and return to SDHC in a timely manner. (10) The discussion leader will receive payment directly from SDHC.

    Discussion Leaders - Click on the scholars name to send them an email.
    Brookings
    Mary Haug    , 605-688-4066
    Karen Cardenas, 605-692-5542
    KD Danker, 605-688-4054 (not available for summer programs

    Bryant
    Marian Cramer, 605-625-5865

    Madison
    Gerry Lange, 605-256-3637

    Mitchell
    Jean Patrick, 605-996-2110

    Porcupine
    Karen Lone Hill, 605-867-5411 or 605-441-1889

    Rapid City
    Ruth Yellowhawk, 605-574-2165
    Kathy Antonen, 605-381-8737
    Candy Hamilton, 605-716-1505
    Judy Sneller, 605-430-5956

    Sioux Falls
    Marilyn Carlson Aronson, 605-336-4682
    Ivan Fuller, 605-335-8626

    Timber Lake
    Greg Garon, 605-865-3390

    Vermillion
    Carol Leibiger, 605-677-6089
    Norma Wilson

    Yankton
    Jamie Sullivan, 605-665-0560
    Janis Hausmann, 605-668-1492