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Point Place Book Club

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

2024-12-12 14:00:00 2024-12-12 15:00:00 America/New_York Point Place Book Club Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book club is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion. Point Place - Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thursday, December 12
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-12 14:00:00 2024-12-12 15:00:00 America/New_York Point Place Book Club Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book club is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion. Point Place - Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Point Place

Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book club is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion.

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

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"The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. Those of us who are financially secure exploit the poor, driving down their wages while forcing them to overpay for housing and access to cash and credit. We prioritize the subsidization of our wealth over the alleviation of poverty, designing a welfare state that gives the most to those who need the least. And we stockpile opportunity in exclusive communities, creating zones of concentrated riches alongside those of concentrated despair. Some lives are made small so that others may grow. Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. He calls on us all to become poverty abolitionists, engaged in a politics of collective belonging to usher in a new age of shared prosperity and, at last, true freedom"-- Provided by publisher.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Groups |

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Point Place

Phone: 419.259.5390

Hours
Mon, Nov 18 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Nov 19 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Nov 20 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, Nov 21 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, Nov 22 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Nov 23 Closed
Sun, Nov 24 Closed

About the branch
  • 11 public computers
  • 2 children's computers
  • Free Wifi
  • 80-person meeting room capacity/handicapped accessible
  • Faxing, copying, scanning
  • 80 parking spots/4 additional handicapped accessible
  • 8 bicycle spots

Upcoming events

Fri, Nov 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Tue, Dec 03, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Dec 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Dec 05, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Fri, Dec 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Tue, Dec 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Tue, Dec 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Tue, Dec 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Thu, Dec 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Dec 12, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Fri, Dec 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Tue, Dec 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Tue, Dec 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Thu, Dec 19, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Fri, Dec 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)