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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Neighborhood Library Association (NLA) is pleased to announce the selection of their ninth annual Community Reads book,<span> </span><i>The Poisoned City</i><span> </span>by Anna Clark.<span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">A full account of the Flint, Michigan, water scandal, an American tragedy, from an award-winning Michigan journalist</span>, Anna Clark, <i>The Poisoned City</i><span> </span>recounts the gripping story of Flint’s poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure and the erosion of democratic decision-making.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Each of the six NLA libraries will host book discussions and book-related events, culminating in an author visit at 7 PM Friday, November 9 at Wixom Public Library.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participating libraries are Lyon Township Public Library, Northville District Library, Novi Public Library, Salem-South Lyon District Library, Walled Lake City Library, and Wixom Public Library.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Everyone is welcome to attend the Community Reads events:<span> <span> </span></span><i>Roger & Me (Documentary Screening)</i><span> </span>Tuesday, September 25 at 6:30<i><span> </span></i>p.m. at Walled Lake City Library;<span> </span><i>Oakland County Water Infrastructure 101</i><span> </span>Thursday, September 20 at 6:30 p.m. Novi Public Library;<span> </span><i>The Flint Water Crisis & the Ongoing Struggle for Justice in Flint<span> </span></i>Wednesday, October 10 at 7 p.m. at Salem-South Lyon District Library<i>; Flow: For the Love of Water: Documentary Screening<span> </span></i>Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Walled Lake City Library;<span> </span><i>The Flint River & the Drinking Water Crisis<span> </span></i>Monday, October 29<span> <span> </span></span>at 7 p.m. at Northville District Library;<span> </span><i>Meet the Author – Anna Clark<span> </span></i><span> </span>Friday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Wixom Public Library. Contact each library to register for events.<span> </span><span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Registration is required for the author visit and may be required for the other events.<span> <span> </span></span>Contact each library for details.<span> </span><a href="https://nlacommunityreads.weebly.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Visit the NLA website for complete details!<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"> </span></a><span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you for your interest!<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Neighborhood Library Association</p>
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