October 12, 2024: Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg

R.E.A.D. (Read Enrich Advise Discuss) We meet in the library meeting space. All welcome to come listen even if you have not yet had a chance to read the book.

“An eminent sociologist–and coauthor, with Aziz Ansari, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance–makes the provocative case that the future of democratic societies rests not only on shared values but also on shared “social infrastructure”: the libraries, childcare centers, bookstores, coffee shops, pools, and parks that promote crucial, sometimes life-saving connections between people who might otherwise fail to find common cause”-