L I NK
DECEMBER • JANUARY • FEBRUARY
15th Annual
2018
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Films due: Fri, January 26 by 5 pm Calling all teen filmmakers! Enter your films in the 15th Annual Teen Filmmaker
“ Today, over 1 in 5 of all renting families in the country spends half of its income on housing.” – Matthew Desmond
Festival, one of the best film festivals for teens in Michigan! If you think you have what it takes to become the next Jordan Peele, Edgar Wright, or Patty Jenkins, then write your script, gather your camera gear and get recording— Lights, Camera, ACTION! Details on page 5.
MacArthur Fellow Matthew Desmond’s New York Times bestselling book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City draws on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data. This landmark work of scholarship and reportage takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families living on the edge. Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-firstcentury America’s most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Matthew Desmond Fri, March 16, 7 – 9 pm
4th Annual Overdue Brew
Chenery Auditorium 714 S Westnedge Ave Free event. No ticket required. Books may be purchased at the event.
January 20 – February 24 Overdue Brew is back for another round of hop-tastic events celebrating everything we love about craft beer and our local craft breweries. Find out what’s on tap this year on page 4.
Don’t miss Friends of KPL Annual Book Sale! Details on page 4.
kalamazoo public libr ary remembers oneplace director, thomas andrews. see page 12.
IN THIS
ISSUE
Books & More...............2-4
Tween/Teen...................5-7
Friends Book Sale.............4
Kids..............................8-11
Overdue Brew..................4
Director’s Note...............12