Join the North Liberty Neighborhood Ambassadors and the Nor th Liberty Library for another session of the Good Neighbor Book Club.&nbs p\; The GNBC looks to set out how we can better improve our connection to one another in our community through the lens of a book. \; This sprin g\, we'll be looking at Fragile Neighborhoods by Seth Kaplan\, a book that looks at how local communities are essential for individual well-being an d societal health. \;He explores how the weakening of these crucial s ocial bonds contributes to a range of problems\, from economic inequality and social isolation to political polarization and declining civic engagem ent. \;
\nThe group will discuss the book over 6 weeks beginning on April 3rd and meet weekly through May 8th at 6:30 pm. \; Discussio ns will be held at the Ranshaw House just north of the North Liberty Libra ry at 515 Community Dr. \;
\nSchedule (tentative): \;
W
eek 1 (4/3): Introductions
Week 2 (4/10): Discussion on Chapters 1-3<
br />Week 3 (4/17): Discussion on Chapters 4-5
Week 4 (4/24): Discuss
ion on Chapters 6-8
Week 5 (5/1): Discussion on Chapters 9-10
We
ek 6 (5/8): Application and Moving Forward