
The common problems they suffer - depression, strained or severed family ties, minimal contact with friends, and difficulties navigating the health care system - often go undetected or are ignored by health care professionals. More Americans live and die alone than at any time in our nation's history. Investigator Award Social Isolation in American Life Emergent Strategy will be available for checkout by April 13.Director of the Institute for Public KnowledgeĮmail: Discipline: Sociology Expertise: Health Risks, Urban Health, Media and Health, Neighborhood Health There are now copies of Strong Towns available for at the main service desk, if anyone in the group would like to check it out again (or for the first time) for the remaining sessions. There are several ways to obtain the books thanks to our partnership with Mead Public Library!

RSVP is not required but helpful! If you plan to join us, please complete the form below. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Heather Cleveland via email at and place “Palaces for People” in the subject line. We invite organizations to share their work with opportunities for discussion and feedback. Join us for a discussion of the book including its overarching themes and principals and how these methods can be strategically applied to the City of Sheboygan. shop or the audiobook is available through Libro.fm or check out your independent book shop of choice! Mead Public library options are shown below. The book is available for purchase at the Green Bicycle Co. We will meet in the Loft (3rd Floor) of Mead Public Library.



Richly reported and ultimately uplifting, Palaces for the People offers a blueprint for bridging our seemingly unbridgeable divides. In Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg shares his beliefs that the future of democratic societies rests not simply on shared values but on shared spaces: the libraries, childcare centers, churches, and parks where crucial connections are formed.
