One Book, One Community is an opportunity for the entire Elmhurst community to read and engage with the same book title. The Library offers discussions and programming about the book’s topics. We encourage book clubs, families, and work places to consider using the title as a basis for discussion, as well. Books are available through EPL’s catalog in print book, audio, and digital format for EPL patrons. Chef José Andrés arrived in Puerto Rico four days after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island, leaving the economy destroyed and, for most people,  no clean water, food, power, gas, or means of communicating with the outside world. Andrés addressed the humanitarian crisis the only way he knew how: by feeding people, one hot meal at a time. From serving sancocho with his friend José Enrique in San Juan to eventually cooking 100,000 meals a day at more than a dozen kitchens across the island, Andrés and his team fed hundreds of thousands of people. At the same time, they also confronted a crisis with deep roots. Based on the chef's insider takes as well as on meetings, messages, and conversations he took part in while in Puerto Rico, We Fed an Island movingly describes how a network of community kitchens activated real change, and tells an extraordinary story of hope in the face of disasters both natural and man-made, offering suggestions on how to address other crises.

Book copies available through EPL's catalog in book, audio, and digital format at elmlib.org/island

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