Public Libraries to offer a Community Read of ​Just Mercy​ by Bryan Stevenson 
                      Jan 15 - March 15, 2021 
                              
       In cooperation with the Town of Bedford, area libraries in Katonah, Bedford Hills, Bedford 
       Village, Pound Ridge, and Mount Kisco are encouraging residents of all ages to join in a 
       Community Read of ​Just Mercy​ by Bryan Stevenson. 
       A Community Read is an open reading experience that engages people within a region to join 
       together as neighbors focused on a single book. Adults and teens within the Bedford Central 
       School District and Katonah are invited to participate 
        
                                      Just Mercy​ is a powerful 
                                      true story by Bryan 
                                      Stevenson -- one of the 
                                      most brilliant and 
                                      influential lawyers of our 
                                      time. As founder of the 
                                      Equal Justice ​Initiative in 
                                      Montgomery, Alabama 
                                      (where ​he also 
                                      established​ the Legacy 
                                      Museum and the National 
                                      Memorial for Peace and 
                                      Justice), Stevenson 
                                      recounts his early days as 
                                      a young lawyer ​working to 
                                      protect basic human 
                                      rights for the most 
                                      vulnerable people in 
                                      American society--the 
       poor, the wrongly convicted, and those whose lives have been marked by discrimination and 
       marginalization.​ His memoir is a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice and ​an inspiring 
       story that champions compassion in the pursuit of true justice for all. 
       Please contact one of our participating libraries to obtain a copy of the book, which is​ also 
       available in a Young Adult version. You may also be interested in reserving the 2019 film of the 
       same title, available on DVD, which is also available free on the Equal Justice Initiative website. 
       Participating libraries include: ​Bedford Hills Free Library,​ ​Bedford Free Library​, ​Katonah Village 
       Library​, ​Mount Kisco Public Library​, and ​Pound Ridge Library​. 
       Please ​place a hold on the book​ or contact one of our libraries to obtain a copy. 
       For more information, please contact your local library or: Mary Esbjornson, Executive Director, 
       Bedford Hills Free Library (914) 666-6472 or mesbjornson@wlsmail.org.