League of Women Voters to host “Common Read” discussion sessions
The League of Women Voters of the North Country invites interested readers to join a four-week reading and discussion group on Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. from September 21 to October 12 at the Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh. The two books for discussion during this “Common Read” session are The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (2017) by Richard Rothstein, a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute, and The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (2021) by Heather McGhee, a New York Times bestselling author and policy advocate.To register or request further information, please get in touch with group facilitator Susan Kelley at skelleysnow8@live.com. Participants are asked to purchase or borrow their own books, e-books or audiobooks. A limited number of copies will be available to loan to participants if needed. The discussion group is open to the public, but seating is limited, so interested readers are asked to reserve a spot early.
Posted: September 6th, 2023 under City News, Community Events, Education News, Northern NY News.