Join us for the 2023 Driftless Regional Read book discussion of “What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey. This year’s regional read book and programming focuses on the topic of mental health.

Copies of the book are available for free beginning September 1st while supplies last. La Crescent copies have been purchased and made available thanks to a donation from our Friends of the Library. The book and audiobook are also widely available in the SELCO library system, and copies will be at the La Crescent Library for checkout. Just ask at the desk!

The Regional Read invites communities from the Driftless area comprising 9 local counties: Buffalo, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, Vernon, Houston, & Winona to come together to read one book annually and participate in a series of book chats, lectures and programs around a central theme. Each year we cultivate opportunities to build community and empower creative change through inclusive conversations, presentations and community dialogues. This year the topic of the Regional Read is mental health and our goals are destigmatizing mental illness, cultivating opportunities for community connection, and increasing awareness of local resources for mental health support. The book “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resiliency, and Healing,” by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey was selected as this year’s Regional Read title to help our community better understand trauma and its impact on our physical and mental health. Programming will include book discussions, talks on the exploration of the mental health crisis in our region, a community mental health resource fair as well as programs offering practical applications to cultivate mental health (mindfulness, wellness practices, etc.).