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- Pierce County READS
- Alexander McCall Smith Event Photos
- Overview of Pierce County READS
- "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" book series
- Meet the author, hear McCall Smith on a podcast
- Listing of program events
- A total of 1,600 people met author Alexander McCall Smith
- Online readers' guide
- Give your review of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series
- Editorial reviews of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series
- Selecting the 2008 book: "The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency"
- A History Note from "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"
- Sponsors and Community Partners
- Audiobooks
- BookFLIX
- Book Group Collection
- Book lists
- Books Plus to Go
- Book Selection Tools
- Discuss a Book!
- Magazines
- Newspaper Direct
- Online Book Club
- Reading Programs & Book Reviews
- WIKI
- WorldCat
Sponsors and Community Partners
Sponsors and Community Partners
Pierce County Library System and The News Tribune presented Pierce County READS, sponsored by Key Foundation, a foundation funded by Key Bank.
Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Pierce County Library Foundation with A One City One Book grant to support Pierce County Library’s Pierce County READS. Rainier Pacific Foundation was an event supporter.
Dozens of public and private community organizations helped bring you Pierce County READS.
The cities and towns annexed to Pierce County Library System for service proclaimed February-April 2008 as Pierce County READS.
Sponsor
Author Event Sponsor
Author Event Supporter
Community partners
Associated Ministries
Barnes & Noble
Borders
City of Bonney Lake
City of Buckley
City of DuPont
City of Edgewood
City of Gig Harbor
City of Lakewood
City of Milton
City of Orting
City of Sumner
City of University Place
Clover Park Technical College
Fort Lewis Library
Garfield Book Company
King’s Books
Lakewood Historical Society and History Museum
McChord Air Force Base Library
Mostly Books
Pacific Lutheran University
Pierce College
Pierce County
Pierce County Library Foundation and donors
Pierce County Library Friends organizations
Puyallup Public Library
Roy Public Library
Sumner Arts Commission
Town of Eatonville
Town of South Prairie
Town of Steilacoom