Anchorage Public Library has partnered with Science Friday to bring the Sci Fri Book Club to the science and reading enthusiasts in our community. The SciFri Book Club is a program created by Science Friday to bring people together around all things science reading – anything from sci-fi short stories to nonfiction science books to science articles from various publications to science-y poetry!
There’s lots of ways to participate: Read the book, join our community space, attend an event, or send a message on the SciFri VoxPop app.
October Selection
This October, the SciFri Book Club is reading What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. Although our planet faces major threats, our future hasn’t happened yet. In What If We Get It Right?, Johnson invites readers to imagine climate solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures.
What If We Get It Right? brings together a range of topics, including climate change, activism, environmentalism, urban planning, sustainable farming, and more—and we’ll touch on these ideas throughout this Book Club season.
Get the ebook and audiobook from the Alaska Digital Library.
This Book Club season kicks off Tuesday, October 1, and you can read along with us! We’ll be (loosely) following this schedule, but all our readers are welcome to join us at their own pace:
- October 1-6: Part 1: Possibility
- October 7-13: Parts 2-3: Replenish and Re-Green + If We Build It…
- October 14-20: Parts 4-5: Follow the Money + Culture Is the Context
- October 21-27: Parts 6-7: Changing the Rules + Community Foremost
- October 28-31: Part 8: Transformation + final thoughts
Plus, we’ll be hosting events throughout the month! Keep an eye out on our website or join our Events newsletter to be the first to know.
There are so many ways to dive in and participate! You can purchase a copy of the book (and support the author and SciFri), join the discussion in our online Book Club community, sign up for our email newsletter, or RSVP for our upcoming Book Club events. Check out all the details below.
Book Club Meeting
Want to meet other SciFri Book Club members, talk about the book selection, and find more resources for deeper learning—all without leaving your home? Our community meeting is the place for you!
What If We Get It Right?
Monday, November 4
4 PM | Zoom
This discussion meeting will focus on themes and topics featured in What If We Get It Right? You’re welcome to join us no matter your reading progress—come chat with other science-interested folks about climate change, activism, environmentalism, urban planning, sustainable farming, and more.
Expert Livestream Event
Join us online for a livestream all about the science topics featured in the SciFri Book Club pick for November 2024. Come with your queries and wonderings—we’ll be taking your questions in the livestream comments!
A Sand County Almanac
Tuesday, November 19
10 AM, Science Friday's YouTube Livestream
Experts will delve into Aldo Leopold’s vision of a harmonious relationship between humans and nature as the panel discusses the book’s enduring impact on conservation, environmentalism, and land ethics. Whether you’re new to Leopold’s ideas or a longtime admirer, this discussion offers fresh insights into his revolutionary approach to understanding and caring for the natural world.
Upcoming Selections
- November: A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold. Ebook and audiobook available from the Alaska Digital Library.
- December: Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb. Ebook and audiobook available from the Alaska Digital Library.
