Taped readings of this year's United We Read book, "All Over but the Shoutin'," will not be presented this year.
Last year, various community members read chapters of the United We Read book "A Painted House" on the public access channel. Julia Jorgensen, librarian at Central High School and founder of United We Read, said a similar arrangement could not be worked out with the school system's Channel 23 because of scheduling conflicts.
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