Library Offers Reading Challenge Book Discussion January 9

Published on December 31, 2020

Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) invites the public to participate in an online book discussion at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2021 as part of its Read for Change: Read Woke Reading Challenge.  Attendance is limited and registration is required by emailing library@lincolnlibraries.org.

This hour-long discussion will take place via Zoom video conferencing with links being emailed prior to the event.

Karen Bell-Dancy, Executive Director of the YWCA of Lincoln, will discuss Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America – or the young adult edition – Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You. Stamped is the National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and became deeply rooted in American society.

Copies of the books are available for borrowing from Lincoln City Libraries. Most of the titles are also available as e-books and downloadable audio through hoopladigital.com and overdrive.com.  To find additional reading challenge activities for kids, teens, and adults visit lincolnlibraries.org/ReadWoke2021.  For more information on all LCL services, visit lincolnlibraries.org.