Hood River County Reads Starts Saturday

The 17th annual Hood River County Reads kicks off on Saturday.  This year’s book is rough house, a memoir by local author Tina Ontiveros that tells the story of her experiences as a young girls growing up in Northwest logging camps and working class towns amidst intergenerational trauma and poverty.  Bonnie Withers from the Friends of the Hood River County Library says their goal is to bring books to the community that can spark discussion.  Free copies of the book will be given out at a kickoff event Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hood River Library, and it will also be distributed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cascade Locks and Parkdale libraries.  Events are planned through mid-April, and more information is available at hoodriverlibrary.org.

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