Transforming Health, a WITF initiative in partnership with Capital BlueCross and WellSpan Health, announced the selection of the 2020 Summer Read, "Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy" by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and OptionB.Org founder and Wharton psychologist Adam Grant.
"Option B" combines Sandberg's personal insights with Grant's research on finding strength in the face of adversity. After the sudden death of her husband, Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. Her friend, Grant, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences.
The book explores how to help others in crisis, develop compassion for oneself, raise strong children, and create resilient families, communities, and workplaces. This year's selection is an extension of "Here With You," a special Transforming Health campaign designed to promote physical and mental resiliency during these challenging times and beyond.
WITF invites readers across central Pennsylvania to a virtual event with Sandberg and Grant at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Transforming Health reporter Brett Sholtis will moderate a discussion with the authors as they share personal stories and talk about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks. "A Summer Read: Beyond the Pages" is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, readers may visit http://www.transforminghealth.org and select "A Summer Read Virtual Community Event."
The Summer Read is a community partnership of WITF's Transforming Health, Aligning Forces for Quality- South Central PA and central Pennsylvania library systems, with additional support from WellSpan Health and Capital BlueCross. Together, they have made 437 hard copies and 76 digital copies of the book available to more than 80 participating libraries throughout nine counties. Many libraries are coordinating socially-distant discussion groups around "Option B."
Readers may complete a survey to be entered to win one of 30 signed copies of the book. The survey is available at http://www.transforminghealth.org/2020-summer-read.php or by visiting a participating library by Monday, Sept. 7. Participating libraries and library systems include Adams County Library System, Berks County Library System, Cumberland County Library System, Dauphin County Library System, Franklin County Library System, Hershey Public Library, Library System of Lancaster County, Lebanon County Library System, Perry County Libraries, and York County Libraries.
Additional details about the Summer Read are available at http://www.transforminghealth.org/2020-summer-read.php.
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