Join the City of Kalamazoo for the first-ever Imagine Kalamazoo Reads! IK Reads is a community book read and discussion. Book clubs, community groups, and residents from all around the city can come together to read common material, engage with new ideas, and have meaningful conversations about what’s happening in Kalamazoo.
Imagine Kalamazoo Reads is a part of Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 (IK2035): the process of creating and implementing a Master Plan for Kalamazoo, and envisioning a more prosperous future for our city. IK2035 aims to engage an even greater number of our fellow residents, businesses, and visitors than we did eight years ago, with IK2025. These voices will again shape the City’s Strategic Plan and Master Plan documents that lay out the City’s work plan for the next ten years. One new path for these voices is with Imagine Kalamazoo Reads!
The inaugural IK Reads book is Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery. Happy City poses an interesting and fundamental question: how do our lives in the city – who we see, where we live, and how we get places – shape our sense of happiness?. We think that Happy City is a great place to begin our IK2035 journey, and a great tool to help reimagine what Kalamazoo can be.
This event is free, but registration is required. Visit the Imagaine Kalamazoo site to register.