> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # A citywide read in the works - URL: https://www.smdp.com/a-citywide-read-in-the-works/ - Published: 2005-07-18T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-23T07:27:56.000Z - Author: Guest Author - Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import *By Daily Press staff* City officials are looking for a good read. The Santa Monica Citywide Reads advisory committee invites community input for the 2006 book selection. Citywide Reads’ mission is to encourage a culture of reading and to promote book-centered dialogue in Santa Monica. Book selection criteria include: fiction, amenable to good group discussion; broad appeal; challenging but not exclusive and available in a variety of formats, such as paperback and audiobook. In 2003, Santa Monica read “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress,” by Dai Sijie, and in 2004, “The Berlin Stories,” by Christopher Isherwood. The recent Citywide Reads 2005 featured Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner.” To make a suggestion for Citywide Reads 2006, complete an online suggestion form at www.smpl.or/cwr , or call (310) 458-8600\. Suggestions will be accepted until Aug. 8. For more information, contact Santa Monica Citywide Reads, Santa Monica Public Library, 1324 Fifth St., or (310) 458-8600, or visit the Citywide Reads Web site www.smpl.org/cwr . A grand time for three SM art organizations *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 18, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071805.pdf?ref=smdp.com)