In conjunction with the county-wide Reading To
gether event on April 11th\, we will be discussing New York Times best
-selling author Dolen Perkins-Valdez's Take My Hand.
Montgomery\, Alabama\, 1973. Fresh out of nurs ing school\, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference\, especially in h er African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic\, she hopes to help women shape their destinies\, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies. Inspired by true events that rocked the nation \, a searing and compassionate novel about a Black nurse in post-segregati on Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible injustice done to her patie nts.
\nTitle Availability: While we own se veral regular print copies of this title in our collection\, more regular and some large print copies may be borro wed via MeLCat\, and e-book and e -audiobook copies may be available on Libby \;Although we have pur chased extra physical and electronic copies\, you may need to wait on hold for this title.
\nAll participants are wel come. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have question s about the physical access provided\, please email Lawrence Kapture for assistance in advance of your visit.
\nLocation Details: This program will t ake place in the Long/Gourdneck Lake Rooms on the lower level of the libra ry.
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