The League of Women Voters Solano County is introducing a new series of Zoom sessions discussing the Ali Velshi MSNBC podcast series “Banned Book Club”.

FIND OUT MORE about the program with this introductory podcast

on the LWV Solano YouTube Channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4IlTqCa-K4

To Register for the Banned Books Program,  

Email: LWVSolano [at] gmail.com Att: Banned Books by Friday, March 29 to receive the Zoom information.

The podcasts run on three consecutive Tuesdays, April 2, 9 and 16, with two sessions each day:

* Lunch & Learn 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

* Evening 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

Find Out More by viewing Introductory Podcast

If you want to know more about what LVWSC has planned,  listen to the introductory audio podcast at https://youtu.be/U4IlTqCa-K4?feature=shared

You will hear comments from local participants Kelli Mahoney, Genea Brice, Luis Herrera, David McCallum, and Rami Muth. These Solano County voices identify the many reasons why the freedom to read is so important... and the threat book banning can present to our communities and to our democracy.

Zoom Discussion Series Details

The  Zoom discussion series will start on Tuesday, April 2. The discussion led by LVWSC Voter Services Chair Craig Paterson  will focus on the podcasts by Ali Velshi, "Velshi Banned Book Club."  This discussion series is open to the public.

Sessions will be held on  April 2, 9, and 16 in the midday and in the evening. You can attend either session on each day, and can change which to attend each date (for example, go to midday on April 2, evening on April 9).

"Velshi Banned Book Club" podcasts cover a range of books and book topics including:

* "The Handmaid's Tale"

* "Beloved" and other black literature

* Black teens in American literature

* LGBTQ+ literature

* School shootings

* Latino identity

* U.S. history reframing

Once you sign up at  my.lwv.org/california/solano-county, you will receive instructions on which podcasts or books to acquaint yourself with before the session.

To Register for the Banned Books Program,  

Email: LWVSolano [at] gmail.com Att: Banned Books by Friday, March 29 to receive the Zoom information.

FIND OUT MORE about the program with this introductory podcast on the LWV Solano YouTube Channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4IlTqCa-K4