BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260428T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260428T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Capital READ Author Event: Jeffrey Hall DESCRIPTION:The Social Biome : How Everyday Communication Connects and Shapes Us by Andy J. Merolla and Jeffrey A. Hall is the Missouri River Regional Library's 21st annual Capital READ. Published in 2025\, The Social Biome takes "a deep dive into the importance of daily communication and how we can harness its power to create a better life. Drawing from their extensive research\, Andy J. Merolla and Jeffrey A. Hall establish a new way to think about our relational life: as existing within "social biomes" complex ecosystems of moments of interaction with others." "Each interaction we have\, no matter how unimportant or mundane it might seem\, is a building block of our identities and beliefs. Consequently\, the choices we make about how we interact and who we interact with and whether we interact at all matter more than we might know. Merolla and Hall offer a sympathetic\, practical guide to our vital yet complicated social lives and propose realistic ways to embrace and enhance connection and hope." Madeline Matson\, the Capital READ organizer\, said "The Social Biome speaks to all of us in our need for communication\, whether meaningful conversations with friends and family or just day-to-day interactions\, all of which help us to develop a sense of well being. Dr. Hall explains how to achieve a healthy social biome in this time of division and loneliness. It's a hopeful and essential book." Hall is the department chair and professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas. He also directs the Relationships and Technology Lab. Merolla is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. Upon being invited to Jefferson City\, Hall said: "I am so honored that The Social Biome has been selected for 2026. There is no better time than now to learn how everyday communication can strengthen our bonds to one another and build a healthier community." Hall will give a presentation about his and Merolla's book at the annual Capital READ author talk. In the weeks before his visit\, several programs related to the book will take place at the library and at Book/Shop\, etc. located on 125 East High Street. Take part in all of our Capital READ events!April 7\, 6:30 pm Kindness of Strangers - Impactful Encounters\nApril 9\, 7 pm Talk Cafe @ the book/shop\, etc.\n (Note: Held at the book/shop\, etc.\, 125 E High St.)\nApril 15\, 2 pm Capital READ Book Discussion\nApril 20\, 7 pm The Big Impact of small Interactions\nApril 27\, 6 pm Making Connections: Speed Friending at the Library\nApril 28\, 6:30 pm Capital READ Author Event: Jeffrey Hall\nMay 7\, 7 pm Capital READ Book Discussion @ the book/shop\, etc. Held at the book/shop\, etc.\, 125 E High St. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Social Biome : How Everyday Communication Connects and Shapes Us by Andy J. Merolla and Jeffrey A. Hall is the Missouri River Regional Library&rsquo\;s 21st annual Capital READ. \;

Published in 2025\, The Social Biome takes &ldquo\;a deep dive into the importance of daily communication and how we can harness its power to create a better life. Drawing from their extensive research\, Andy J. Merolla and Jeffrey A. Hall establish a new way to think about our relational life: as existing within &ldquo\;social biomes&rdquo\;&mdash\;complex ecosystems of moments of interaction with others."\; \;

&ldquo\;Each interaction we have\, no matter how unimportant or mundane it might seem\, is a building block of our identities and beliefs. Consequently\, the choices we make about how we interact and who we interact with&mdash\;and whether we interact at all&mdash\;matter more than we might know. Merolla and Hall offer a sympathetic\, practical guide to our vital yet complicated social lives and propose realistic ways to embrace and enhance connection and hope.&rdquo\; \;

Madeline Matson\, the Capital READ organizer\, said &ldquo\;The Social Biome speaks to all of us in our need for communication\, whether meaningful conversations with friends and family or just day-to-day interactions\, all of which help us to develop a sense of well being. Dr. Hall explains how to achieve a healthy social biome in this time of division and loneliness. It&rsquo\;s a hopeful and essential book.&rdquo\; \;

Hall is the department chair and professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas. He also directs the Relationships and Technology Lab. Merolla is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. Upon being invited to Jefferson City\, Hall said: &ldquo\;I am so honored that The Social Biome has been selected for 2026. There is no better time than now to learn how everyday communication can strengthen our bonds to one another and build a healthier community.&ldquo\; \;

Hall will give a presentation about his and Merolla&rsquo\;s book at the annual Capital READ author talk. In the weeks before his visit\, several programs related to the book will take place at the library and at Book/Shop\, etc. located on 125 East High Street. \;

Take part in all of our Capital READ events!

April 7\, 6:30 pm Kindness of Strangers - Impactful Encounters
April 9\, 7 pm Talk Cafe @ the book/shop\, etc.
 \;(Note: Held at the book/shop\, etc.\, 125 E High St.)
April 15\, 2 pm Capital READ Book Discussion
April 20\, 7 pm The Big Impact of small Interactions
April 27\, 6 pm Making Connections: Speed Friending at the Library
April 28\, 6:30 pm Capital READ Author Event: Jeffrey Hall
May 7\, 7 pm Capital READ Book Discussion @ the book/shop\, etc. Held at the book/shop\, etc.\, 125 E High St.

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