The 2026 One Read will be revealed in:

Thank you for casting your vote for this year’s One Read community reading title. The winning book will be announced on May 21, and our Task Force organizations will begin the work of planning a variety of engaging programs for September. In the meantime, read more about our two finalists: “Playground” by Richard Powers and “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt. This year’s finalists both cast our imaginations to the wonders of the ocean, with one centering the ethical issues around AI and the environment and the other exploring human-animal relationships, resilience, aging and loss.

Read more about the 2026 finalists.

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One Read is generously underwritten by the Friends of the Columbia Public Library and made possible by organizations in our community. We thank all of our partners on the task force for their support.