Kent County Public Library invites residents to participate in One Maryland One Book, a Maryland Humanities program that brings together diverse communities across the state through shared reading experiences. Myeasternshoremd.com reports the 2025 selection is “Kin: Rooted in Hope” by Carole Boston Weatherford, which chronicles their family’s history from their earliest enslaved ancestors to the founding of Maryland, featuring the Chesapeake Bay, plantation life, Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman.
Starting Aug. 18, free copies will be available at all Kent County Public Library locations on a first-come, first-served basis.