We will read Trevor Noah's Born a Crime.  Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle.

The discussion will happen on Zoom and will be led by local educator Josh Frank.  You can get the book from bpl.org or an online bookstore like Rozzie Bound, which has the book listed on the Friends "Black Histories and Futures" adult virtual bookshelf.  The Friends will receive 50% of the proceeds from each book sold.  You can find the virtual shelf here: https://bookshop.org/shop/rozziebound.

We will have two sessions with 20 participants each on the three dates.  Times: Morning session at 9:15-11 AM and an afternoon session at 2-3:45 PM.

To register, please email Roslindale Branch librarian Jennifer Hawes at roslindale@bpl.org.  Please write "Born a Crime Discussion" in the subject line when you RSVP.

• You only need to register once for all three dates, even if you think you might miss a date.
• Please choose the morning or afternoon time, and you will be registered for that same time for each date.
• Jennifer will register the first 40 people, 20 each, for the morning and afternoon groups.  You will get an email if you are registered.  If you are still waiting for an email from Jennifer, please assume that you still need to register.