Karen & Jim Shepard offer up a banquet of literary selections from J.M. Coetzee...Tobias Wolff.. Karen Russell...Jesmyn Ward... Hernan Diaz.. Susan Choi.. and others who have visited W'town over the years.
Munemo reads & discusses her 2020 "The Book Keeper: A Memoir of Race, Love and Legacy". Described as "a fiercely felt memoir about family shame & the transformative power of love even as it’s also an ongoing meditation on privilege & race in 21st century America".
Winthrop discusses her new memoir about her mother: "Daughter of Spies, Wartiime Secrets, Family Lies." "It starts as a WWII spy story and becomes an intimate portrait of the Washington, D.C. elite in the 1950s and 60s—but throughout it is also an exploration of a relationship with an aging & troubled parent."
Dustin Griffin presents the history of the Williamstown Public Library as part of the 150th anniversary celebration of the Milne Public Library. Go to milnelibrary.org for a complete list of celebration events!
Presented by Nia Keith, social justice educator and climate activist. Where do social justice and climate change overlap? How does a person's identity influence the way they are impacted by climate change? And how can we, as concerned community members, fight climate change in a way that is just and equitable for all?
