The CRI book club was created by Kelli Strieter as a way to build community and to help CRI members work together to gain knowledge that we can then share with our wider communities. The book club meets ever few weeks at the Haddon Township branch of the Camden County Library System. Check back here often for our progress and the time and date of our next meeting. All CRI members are welcome to join at any time.

Presently we are reading On Freedom by Timothy Snyder. Even if you don’t want to come out to the book club, the members of the club are all enjoying this book and recommend that you give it a try. You can purchase it at your local book store or by following the link found here.

The inaugural meeting of the club took place on April 3rd, 2025. The meeting focused on the author and a few of the early sections of the book. The preface to the book as well as the first chapter (Freedom) were covered in detail. The chapter of Sovereignty was also started at this meeting.

The second meeting was held on April 24th, 2025 and ten CRI members participated. After first time attendees introduced themselves to the others, the club picked up discussing the chapter on Sovereignty. All in attendance had a lot of interest in the unique way that the author talked about the topic and shared their favorite lines and passages from the book. Members also did a great job of applying what we read to their lived experiences and ideas they had picked up from other books.

The next meeting of the club will be held on May 8th, 2025 at 7 pm. We will be discussing the chapter titled Unpredictability and if time permits the chapter called Mobility. All CRI members, even those who haven’t been to any of the previous meetings are encouraged to attend.