Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Reading Public Library (64 Middlesex Avenue)

From the Reading Public Library website:

Investigated through discussions and film. Facilitated by community leaders and members of the Ad Hoc Commemoration Establishment Committee.

Join us for a deep and lively conversation on Go Up for Glory, Bill Russell’s groundbreaking first memoir. Published in 1966, this bold account of his rise from segregated Louisiana to NBA greatness speaks to the early intersections of sports, race, and justice in America. For more information, please contact Reginald Nichols.

Facilitated by community leaders and members of the Ad Hoc Commemoration Establishment Committee.  In Partnership with the Reading Public Library.

Flyer by the Office of Equity and Social Justice.