The Portage Public Library would like to invite all participants in our 2021 Community Read of The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee to attend a comprehensive in-person book discussion Thursday, August 12th, starting at 6:00 pm in the Portage Public Library Bidwell Room!
The discussion will be led and moderated by Stephen Rodrigues-Pavao, Vocal Music Director at Portage High School. We will walk through the book chapter-by-chapter, discuss the laws and policies created based on racial divisions (that hurt everyone), and strategize on the ways that Portage can work together to make progress towards improved equity. For more information about our Community Read 2021, please visit our website here: portagelibrary.us/CommunityRead2021
We will also work together to curate questions to ask Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes during the Community Read Capstone Q&A on Thursday, August 19th, at the Pauquette Park Beasley Pavilion! For more information about that event, click here! Questions asked of the Lt. Governor will have been curated via discussions held throughout the Community Read. You can also directly suggest questions to ask by calling the library at (608)-742-4959 ext. 203, or by e-mailing CommunityRead [at] portagelibrary.us. Note: Due to time considerations, questions will not be taken from audience members live at the event; for similar reasons, not all questions suggested to the library will be able to be asked. We appreciate everyone's understanding!
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