Join the conversation and sign up for a discussion group!
DISCUSSION GROUP SCHEDULE: SIGN UP AND BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION
| Sponsor/Location | Date | Time | Registration Link |
| Temple Ahavat Achim | Sun. July 28 | 10am-12pm | Register |
| 1623 Studios | Mon. July 29 | 1-3pm | Register |
| Annisquam Village Church | Tues. July 30 | 4-6pm | Register |
| St. Paul Lutheran Church | Tues. July 30 | 7-9pm | Register |
| Manship Artist Residencies@ Lanesville Community Center | Tues. August 6 | 7-9pm | Register |
| St. John’s Episcopal Church | Thurs. August 8 | 3-5pm | Register |
| Gloucester Writers Center | Mon. August 12 | 6-8pm | Register |
| Gloucester UU Church | Thurs. August 22 | 5-7pm | Register |
Together in partnership, the Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester’s Racial Justice Team and Gloucester Health Department, is presenting Gloucester Reads 2024, a citywide, intergenerational summer reading initiative. Running through August, this community-wide book club aims to spark conversations, inspire new ideas, and encourage introspection about race equity in our community.
In collaboration with sixteen additional community co-sponsors, Gloucester Reads 2024 will explore books reflecting Black experiences in America. This initiative includes selections for adults, young adults and children. Adults can participate in three ways: reading the book, joining a structured discussion group, and attending the virtual author’s talk.
The summer book club’s main selection is How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. This acclaimed book, which has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism, the Stowe Prize, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, focuses on the history and present impact of slavery in the United States. Through eight sites, including New Orleans, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, New York City, and Angola Prison, Smith uses archival research and interviews to offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has shaped our nation’s history and memory.
For more information or to sign up for a book discussion, visit, SawyerFreeLibrary.org or call 978-325-5500.
To ensure everyone can participate, Gloucester Reads is offering to cover childcare expenses for those attending discussion groups, the author’s talk, or both. Participants can request funds on the discussion group registration form.
Good Morning Gloucester 