Join the OhioNet Book Club in 2026: Critical Hope by Kari Grain

Is your New Year’s Resolution to read more with your colleagues? If so, we hope you will join us for a new five-part virtual book club series as we explore Critical Hope: How to Grapple with Complexity, Lead with Purpose, and Cultivate Transformative Social Change by Kari Grain, PhD — a non-fiction treatise on hope focusing on seven principles that form a practice-based approach to creating and sustaining change. We will break the book into five sections, meeting every two weeks to discuss themes, insights, questions, and ideas sparked along the way.

This series is free for members. It is designed for open, free-flowing conversation, so sessions will not be recorded, allowing space for candid reflection and shared learning. OhioNet staff will help guide discussion, but the direction will be shaped by participants.

Schedule & Reading Breakdown

All sessions will be held virtually. These sessions will not be recorded. Please register for each session individually so that we can send reminders before each meeting.

Session 1 Registration: https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-book-club-critical-hope-by-kari-grain-part-1  

Session 2 Registration: https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-book-club-critical-hope-by-kari-grain-session-2  

Session 3 Registration: https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-book-club-critical-hope-by-kari-grain-session-3  

Session 4 Registration: https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-book-club-critical-hope-by-kari-grain-session-4  

Session 5 Registration: https://www.ohionet.org/event/ohionet-book-club-critical-hope-by-kari-grain-session-5 .  

Whether you’re looking to connect with colleagues, dive deeper into new frameworks, or simply commit to reading something meaningful together, we hope you will join us.