The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) is thrilled to reflect on 1-year of the Solutions-Focused Community Book Club.
The Solutions-Focused Community Book Club was created to bring together interested community members from all walks of life to bond over a shared desire to make our community better for all – and be inspired by a shared reading experience! When we started the book club last summer, we knew that we wouldn’t be able to solve all the world’s (or Southern Arizona’s) problems, but we had a vision of people connecting, learning from each other, and building momentum toward positive change.
8 Books • 576 Participants • 12 Local Expert Panelists
Over the past year, we have shared food, drinks, books, and inspiring conversations. We have read 8 books, welcomed 576 participants, and heard from 12 local expert panelists. We’ve created a unique structure of finding books relevant to our community while alternating between fiction and non-fiction. This has allowed our book club participants to learn more about issues our community faces through a variety of perspectives. Our local expert panelists have brought different perspectives and welcomed community questions. Best of all, our community has grown through reading, learning, and discussing topics that affect our community.
What are we reading next?
When: November 6, 2024 | 5:30 to 7:30 PM MST
Where: Community Foundation Campus
Book: The Stonewall Reader edited by The New York Public Library
Previous Book Clubs
- True Biz by Sara Novic
- Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
- Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter Planet by John Vaillant
- The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
- Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond
- How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong
- The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
- I Never Thought of It That Way by Monica Guzman
