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Healing Centered Book Club

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Adults, Seniors
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Through a group discussion of Halfway Home by Reuben Jonathan Miller, learn about the prison and parole system in the US and how you can make a difference in your community.

The reading will be broken down over four months, with a group community service project planned for the fifth month. 

Facilitated by: Irene Benvenuti, Community Librarian, and Mandy Helsley, LCSW.

  • Feb - Part 1: Intro & Chs. 1-3
  • Mar - Part 2: Chs 4-6
  • Apr - Part 3: Chs 7-9
  • May - Community Service Project

If you need childcare to attend the program, children can attend the Youth Companion Program with our library staff at the same time. Email Irene at ibenvenuti@mld.org for more info.

(Formerly Trauma Informed Book Club)