Vote for 2025-26 Community Read Topics!

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This upcoming year (2025-2026) the Fitchburg Community Read is trying something new, and your help is needed!

Instead of selecting a single book to read as a community, the Fitchburg Community Ready program is seeking to engage with multiple formats such as books, films, articles, podcasts and more centered on a central theme and topics selected by you!  

The Fitchburg Community Read Committee has chosen Remaining Hopeful in Our Challenging World as the overarching theme for the upcoming year. Within this theme the Committee is asking for community input via voting on the following possible six topics:

  • Artificial Intelligence: Conquering Challenges, Unleashing Opportunities - Dive into the double-edged sword of AI—confronting its complexities while embracing its revolutionary potential.
  • Bridging the Silence: Transforming Loneliness into Thriving Communities -  Explore how human connections and innovative ideas can dissolve isolation and foster vibrant networks.
  • The Evolving Landscape of K-12 & Higher Ed: Shaping Tomorrow’s Minds - See how emerging trends, technology, and the shifting needs of learners may impact our educational system.
  • The Future of Food: Exploring the Complexities of our Food System -  Take a deep-dive into what a sustainable, resilient and healthy food system might look like and how we might get there together.
  • Sustainability in Action: Creative Solutions, Local Impact -  Investigate new approaches and grassroots efforts driving sustainability on a global scale, starting in our community.
  • The World of Work: A Re-evaluation of the How, Where, and Why of Work -  Discover the interplay between evolving technologies, changing workforce needs, and shifts in the meaning of work.

Vote on the topics you are interested in exploring together as a community over the coming year by going to forms.gle/cH2mnkBhm4X6nnoM8. 

Please place your vote by the end of the day April 28, 2025.

Learn more about the Fitchburg Community Read program at https://www.fitchburgcommunityread.com/