One County, One Book
A community-wide reading initiative encouraging the community to read and engage with a single book in 2025!
Join us in reading the thought-provoking book “Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided Country” by journalist and NPR host Steve Inskeep.
This initiative aims to unite people of all ages and backgrounds through programs, book clubs, and a community discussion with the author himself.
Mark your calendars!
2025 McMurtry Lecture featuring
Steve Inskeep
Author, Journalist, and Host of NPR's Morning Edition
October 9, 2025
7 p.m. | Allen County Public Library (900 Library Plaza)
Free and open to the public. Seating is limited, sign up here to receive ticket alerts
Presented by the Friends of the Lincoln Collection, the ACPL Foundation, and the ACPL Friends of the Library.
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The ACPL encourages individuals, educators, book clubs, social groups, faith groups, and more to consider the book for upcoming curricula, lessons, and book clubs. The library will be adding copies to its catalog (digital and physical) for patrons.
Differ We Must : How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
By Steve Inskeep
From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political acumen of Abraham Lincoln via sixteen encounters before and during his presidency, bringing to light not only the strategy of a great politician who inherited a country divided, but lessons for our own disorderly present.