The LWV Book Group will meet the second Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at Applewood. The building is handicapped accessible.

Schedule and books:
July 9: Personal Librarian Belle DaCosta Green, Victoria Murray

September 10: Hild, Nicola Griffith

October 8: Why Nothing Works - Who Killed Progress and How to Bring it Back, Marc Dunkelman

November 12: Stuck, How the Privileged and Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity, Yoni Appelbaum

For information email Phyllis Leher

Opening Meeting, Thursday, Sept 11, 2025.

35 Triangle Street, Amherst. Come and meet the members, learn about our initiatives, and discover how you can get involved.

Potluck, bring finger food.

Local election officials are the lifeblood of our democracy. They power our elections and provide access to the polls for voters across the country. Since the last few election cycles, election officials have faced challenges from harassment at the polls to intimidation at the way they do their jobs. Many election officials have resigned and this brings about another challenge, a deficit in the way in which our elections function.

This webinar will share best practices on building relationships with local election officials. From experiences via voter services committees, to highlighting events that feature local election officials, this webinar will identify ways in which League leaders can get more engaged with local elections and the folks who administer them.

Chelsey Cartwright, Democracy Truth Project Manager will host a conversation with Andrea Miller of the Center for Common Ground, Monica Wills-Brown, Voter Services Vice President of the League of Women Voters Marrietta-Cobb County, and Charis Johnson, President of the League of Women Voters Atlanta-Fulton County along with local election officials in Cobb and Fulton County, Georgia that speaks to why local election officials should be protected and upheld by the will of the voters and the momentum of the movement.

Register Here: https://events.lwv.org/event/DemocracyInYourHands/agenda

League of Women Voters Massachusetts, Day on the Hill.

Complete information in the Attendee Packet.

Schedule and Books:

July 9: Personal Librarian Belle DaCosta Green, Victoria Murray

September 10: Hild, Nicola Griffith

October 8: Why Nothing Works - Who Killed Progress and How to Bring it Back, Marc Dunkelman

November 12: Stuck, How the Privileged and Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity, Yoni Appelbaum

October 22, 2025

3:30 PM-5:00 PMET

Building coalitions means being reflective, resonant, and responsive to the needs of your community. League members are active members in their communities, they know them well and they are advocates for issues concerning elections, voter registration, voter guides, and candidates. As trusted messengers in their communities Leagues have institutional knowledge and the information that excels civic engagement.

To build upon the legacy of the League as the trusted resource of election information, Leagues would benefit from an event that underscores the importance of coalition-building with an emphasis on anchoring diverse lived experience and connecting with voters who might not have access to their local Leagues. It is by way of connecting with these voters that deep coalition is built across country of origin, or socio-economic status, or education level. The League is a lever for connecting the dots as championing voting rights for all in our democracy.

Join, Democracy Truth Project manager, Chelsey Cartwright, Founder and CEO of MOV Strategies, Brencia Berry, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University, Dr. Marcus Board, for a conversation on what intentional coalition-building looks like. How do you build relationships with similar “fight for democracy” organizations that speak to inclusion, expanding access and opportunity, and make space for all of those looking for a seat at the table.

The conversation will span the scope of history around movement and liberation work in our democracy. From the Black Liberation movement to the fight for Indigenous sovereignty, and everything in between this conversation will be a hybrid of taking inventory of history-making movement spaces and the tools we need at our disposal to re-imagine and transform this work. What does transformational and meeting the moment coalition-work look like, join the conversation and explore. Also, we will plug in a creative and lively call to action so that Leaguers can continue the work of building coalition in their communities and lives across the country. Folding in activating networks of Delta Sigma Theta as part of the call to action is an important piece to prioritize.

Register Here: https://events.lwv.org/event/DemocracyInYourHands/agenda

The LWV Book Group will meet the second Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at Applewood. The building is handicapped accessible.

Schedule and books:
July 9: Personal Librarian Belle DaCosta Green, Victoria Murray

September 10: Hild, Nicola Griffith

October 8: Why Nothing Works - Who Killed Progress and How to Bring it Back, Marc Dunkelman

November 12: Stuck, How the Privileged and Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity, Yoni Appelbaum

For information email Phyllis Leher

The book this month will be Cloud Cuckooland, by Anthony Dorr

The LWV Book Group will meet the second Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at Applewood. The building is handicapped accessible.

Schedule and books:
July: Lady Justice, Dahlia Lithwick
September: The Water Dancers, Ta-Nehisi Coates
October:  Resetting the Table, Robert Pearlberg
November: Lab Girl, Hope Jahra
January: Cloud Cuckooland, Anthony Dorr
February: How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith
March:  American Character, Colin Woodard

For information email Phyllis Leher

The book this month will be How the Word is Passed, by Clint Smith.

The LWV Book Group will meet the second Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at Applewood. The building is handicapped accessible.

Schedule and books:
July: Lady Justice, Dahlia Lithwick
September: The Water Dancers, Ta-Nehisi Coates
October:  Resetting the Table, Robert Pearlberg
November: Lab Girl, Hope Jahra
January: Cloud Cuckooland, Anthony Dorr
February: How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith
March:  American Character, Colin Woodard

For information email Phyllis Leher

The book this month will be American Character, by Colin Woodard.

The LWV Book Group will meet the second Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at Applewood. The building is handicapped accessible.

Schedule and books:
July: Lady Justice, Dahlia Lithwick
September: The Water Dancers, Ta-Nehisi Coates
October:  Resetting the Table, Robert Pearlberg
November: Lab Girl, Hope Jahra
January: Cloud Cuckooland, Anthony Dorr
February: How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith
March:  American Character, Colin Woodard

For information email Phyllis Leher