Upcoming Events and Tour Dates
Dr. Mona’s author tour began in fall, 2019, and will continue throughout Michigan in fall, 2020, and early 2021 with the following regional events:
Southwest Michigan
The scheduled author tour events for March 24 and 25 were postponed due to COVID-19 impacts in Michigan.
- Holland: Postponed until spring, 2021.
- Grand Rapids: A rescheduled virtual event took place on October 19, 2020.
Conversation partner: Representative Rachel Hood - Benton Harbor: Postponed until spring, 2021.
- Kalamazoo: A rescheduled virtual event took place on September 30, 2020
Conversation partner: Kristin Totten, ACLU of Michigan education attorney
Northwest & Northeast Michigan
The scheduled author tour events for April 19-21 and 24 were postponed due to COVID-19 impacts in Michigan.
- Benzonia: Postponed until spring, 2021.
- Pentwater: A rescheduled virtual event took place on November 12, 2020.
Conversation partner: Rick Magrath, teacher at Pentwater Public Schools - Big Rapids: A rescheduled virtual event took place on July 30, 2020.
Conversation partner: Lynne Scheible, recently retired Executive Director at Artworks - Muskegon: Postponed until spring, 2021.
- East Tawas: Postponed until spring, 2021.
- Alpena: Postponed until spring, 2021.
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The scheduled author tour events for August were postponed due to COVID-19 impacts in Michigan.
- Houghton: A rescheduled virtual event took place on October 14, 2020.
Conversation partner: Dr. Sarah Green, environmental chemist - Marquette: A rescheduled virtual event took place on September 23, 2020.
Conversation partner: Elizabeth Peterson, Host for TV 6 - Pickford: Postponed until spring, 2021.
Mid-Michigan
- Jackson: A rescheduled virtual event took place on September 23, 2020.
Conversation partner: Molly Kaser, CEO of Center for Family Health - Lansing: Postponed until spring, 2021.
Past Author Events
Great Michigan Read Kick-Off
Monday, September 16
5-8 p.m. Welcome reception followed by 6 p.m. program with Mona Hanna-Attisha.
Venue: Flint Farmers’ Market, 300 E 1st St, Flint, MI 48502
Flint Public Library / Caro High School and Caro Area District Library
Thursday, October 17
Daytime events:
Hosted by Flint Public Library, in partnership with three local high schools
10 a.m.
Venue: Flint Public Library, 1026 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI 48503
Conversation partner: Dr. Pat Emenyonu
Co-hosted by Caro High School and Caro Area District Library
1:30 p.m.
Venue: Caro High School, 301 N Hooper St, Caro, MI 48723
Conversation partner: Dr. Melanie Kramer-Harrington
Washtenaw Community College / Osborn Academy
Monday, October 21
Daytime event:
Co-hosted by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at U of M, WSC Academy, Ypsilanti District Library, and Bailey Library at WCC
10 a.m.
Venue: Washtenaw Community College: Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E Huron River Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
RSVP required to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at (734) 998-9351 or olli.info@umich.edu
Conversation partner: Stephen Henderson
Evening event:
Co-hosted by Wilder Branch of Detroit Public Library and local GMR partners
6 p.m.
Venue: Osborn Academy, 11600 Seven Mile E, Detroit, MI 48205
Conversation partner: Russ Bellant
Oakland Community College / Arab American National Museum
October 22
Daytime event:
Co-hosted by Farmington Community Library, Oakland Community College, and West Bloomfield Township Public Library
1 p.m.
Venue: Oakland Community College, Orchard Ridge Campus: Smith Theatre, 27055 Orchard Lake Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
RSVP required via Eventbrite
Conversation partner: John Mitchell
Evening event:
Co-hosted by the Arab American National Museum, Caroline Kennedy Library of Dearborn Heights, and Dearborn Public Library
7 p.m.
Venue: Arab American National Museum: Annex, 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126
RSVP recommended via online registration
Conversation partner: Abdul El-Sayed
Past Partner Events
Unsettled Lives Exhibit
Monday, September 23 through Monday, October 14
Unsettled Lives features photos of Iraqi refugees from Dearborn area. The exhibit tackles the broad history of immigration over many generations, told largely through oral history quotes and photographs of refugees who came to Dearborn and Detroit in the 1990s.
Hartland Cromaine Library: 3688 N. Hartland Rd., Hartland, MI 48353
Children in Flint: Long-Term Impact of the Water Crisis
Tuesday, October 8, at 7 p.m.
Research shows that the adversity we experience as children can affect us into adulthood. Join Carrie Shrier as she answers the question – What Impact do ACE’s have on the Children in Flint? Could this happen here?
Hartland Cromaine Library: 3688 N. Hartland Rd., Hartland, MI 48353
West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) Book Club Discussion of What the Eyes Don’t See
Wednesday, November 6
6:30 p.m.
Books & Mortar Bookstore: 955 Cherry St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506