The next gathering of the University Book Club is coming up in December—there is still time to read! Our December book is jointly sponsored by Human Resources, Cowles Library, and All Staff Council. We’ll be incorporating two of these jointly sponsored books (“Toolkit for Life” books) into the schedule this year, by member request. We hope that the content in these books will be valuable to our members.    

The first “Toolkit” book on our list is “Rising Strong” by Brene Brown.  We’ll be meeting via Zoom at 10 a.m. on Dec. 15.  If you would like to be added to the calendar/Zoom invite for this particular meeting, feel free to email sara.heijerman@drake.edu.    

You can also reach out if you are not currently a member of the University Book Club, and would like to be added to our email list or TEAM’s chat group.  We also have a Facebook page (Drake University Book Club), and welcome new members at any point in the year.    

Our upcoming book selections are listed below. Feel free to put them on your calendar, and we look forward to seeing you at any meeting you wish to attend.    

Dec. 15 – Toolkit for Life Book 1
Rising Strong by Brene Brown  

January 20 – The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis  

March 3 – Toolkit for Life Book 2 Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport  

May 10 – The Rose Code by Kate Quinn  

July 20 – Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation by John Lewis

— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center