Building Community/Ebling Library Book & Film Discussion Club

Evidence shows that enjoying the arts outside of work or coursework greatly impacts empathy and helps broaden one's views, which has been demonstrated to enhance one’s educational experiences, foster creativity in research endeavors, and facilitate compassion when interacting with colleagues, patients, and the public.

The Ebling Library and Building Community now offer book and film discussions for health science students, staff, and faculty. See below for schedule and feel free to register to join an online discussion! A limited number of books via in print or via Kindle may become available.

Interested in selecting a book or film and being a discussion leader/facilitator? If so, enter your information in the form on the next tab above.

Special thanks to the Book Club team: Trisha Adamus, Joscelin Eberle, Christopher Hooper-Lane, Joe King, Andrew Osmond, Clayton Skogman, Caroline Swenson, Lia Vellardita.

EVENT LIST

Rank	wdt_ID	Book/Film	Information	Discussion Time	Register	Facilitator	Handouts
500	39		Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig Go Big Read | Goodreads | Amazon	10/09/2024 12:00 PM	Register	Christopher Hooper-Lane, MA AHIP
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CONTACT US:

Questions and comments should be sent via email bookclub@hsl.wisc.edu