Next Up: Community Book Club

Jeff Kipp • August 5, 2026

Special Edition Community Book Club

We have a special offering for the next Community Book Club!


Responding to a call from veteran Book Club members, Neighborhood Leadership Institute is changing up our format a little. Our Book Club always selects thought-provoking literature for you - and that's not changing. We'll be reading Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray, a book covering the extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissance.


For this edition of the Community Book Club, we'll be convening in-person for the first session on September 5th. This 2-hour gathering at NLI will bring us together in one room for the first time as we discuss chapters 1-6. Subsequent sessions will take place on Zoom (how we traditionally meet) beginning September 15th and ending on October 13th. A full schedule is provided below.


Since 2020, over 800 participants have gathered with us to read and discuss important books on social justice and race. As noted, we begin discussions for this book on September 5th. This edition of the Book Club will conclude on October 13th. Click here to register for this free activity.


Dates:

This special edition of the Book Club will begin on September 5th.


IN-PERSON SESSION
Saturday Sept 5 - 12:00 - 2:00 pm


Hosted by NLI at 5246 Broadway Ave. Cleveland, OH 44127

There is not a Zoom option for this session.


ONLINE ZOOM SESSIONS
Tuesday Sept 15 - 7:00 pm

Tuesday Sept 22 - 7:00 pm
Tuesday Sept 29 - 7:00 pm

Tuesday Oct 06 - 7:00 pm

Tuesday Oct 13 - 7:00 pm

Optional wind-down discussions on Zoom are available from 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM



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