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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, Feb 03 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Feb 04 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Feb 05 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, Feb 06 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, Feb 07 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Feb 08 Closed
Sun, Feb 09 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

Thu, Feb 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 06, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 06, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Fri, Feb 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Tue, Feb 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Thu, Feb 13, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 13, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 13, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Fri, Feb 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Tue, Feb 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 20, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 20, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Fri, Feb 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Tue, Feb 25, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 27, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 27, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Feb 27, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Fri, Feb 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Mar 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Mar 06, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)

Thu, Mar 06, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Small (Capacity : 15)

Fri, Mar 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room Large (Capacity: 60)