# Event Details - **Event Name**: Parchment Book Group: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: The Parchment Book Group meets Monday, July 14 at 6:00 p.m. Our featured book for July: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson ------- ​Join us for an hour of discussion of the featured book. Share your thoughts, share a quote or two from the book, and rate the book from 1-10. New guests are always warmly welcomed! ? Let us know if you need to borrow a copy of the book! ------- About the Book: Our climate future is not yet written. What if we act as if we love the future? A SMITHSONIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures. Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data, poetry, and art, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. Visionary farmers and financiers, architects and advocates, help us conjure a flourishing future, one worth the effort it will take—from every one of us, with whatever we have to offer—to create. If you haven’t yet been able to picture a transformed and replenished world—or to see yourself, your loved ones, and your community in it—this book is for you. If you haven’t yet found your role in shaping this new world or you’re not sure how we can actually get there, this book is for you. With grace, humor, and humanity, Johnson invites readers to ask and answer this ultimate question together: What if we get it right? ***** Be sure to pick up a bookmark featuring all of our upcoming monthly Book Group selections -- find them in our lobby! #BookGroup #libraryevents #librarybookgroup #bookclub #librarybookclub #bookgroups #bookdiscussion ​------- Looking Ahead: August 11: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb September 8: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig October 13: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer November 10: Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kalamazoo/parchment-book-group-what-if-we-get-it-right-visions-of-climate-futures-by-ayana-elizabeth-johnson/200028357999833 - **Event Categories**: art, music, literary-art, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Kalamazoo - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: Parchment Community Library - **lat**: 42.32480627 - **long**: -85.569237 - **full address**: Parchment Community Library, 364 Maple St, Kalamazoo, MI 49004-1237, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Parchment Book Group: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/ffeba01175221007249a835d6192ee07f49462c703bca73d29b6297e941183ae-rimg-w1200-h628-dca0de7d-gmir?v=1752277453 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Parchment Book Group: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson being held? - **A:** Parchment Book Group: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson takes place on Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 07:00 pm at Parchment Community Library, 364 Maple St, Kalamazoo, MI 49004-1237, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Parchment Book Group: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson? - **A:** Parchment Book Group: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is organized by Parchment Community Library. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Parchment Book Group: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kalamazoo, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Parchment Book Group: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Parchment Book Group: What If We Get It Right? 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