Coffee & Conversation: Memories

Join us for a new monthly gathering where we explore meaningful topics over a warm cup of coffee. Coffee & Conversation is a space for sharing, listening, and connecting. Each month, we’ll dive into a new topic that everyone can participate in. In our first session, we’ll discuss memories. Our staff guide will ask questions…

Coffee & Conversation: Democracy

Join us for a monthly gathering where we explore meaningful topics over a cup of warm coffee. Coffee & Conversation is a space for sharing, listening, and connecting. This month we'll be tackling the topic of democracy. Whatever your political affiliations, the idea of a government for and of the people is a founding principle…

Coffee & Conversation: Little Green Men

Find community and share ideas in this monthly conversation group! Our topic for July is Little Green Men. With the declassification of documents and confirmation of unknown flying phenomena by the CIA, and the weirdness in the skies experienced by so many, the question is begged anew, are aliens and UFOs real? Have you had…

Coffee and Conversation: Immigration

Join us at the Pierson Library for our monthly conversation group where we explore timely and challenging topics. This month, we focus on immigration. Together, we will consider issues such as deportation, national identity, resource allocation, moral responsibility, and the lived experiences of immigrants and citizens alike.

Coffee and Conversations: Masculinity

The first Tuesday of most months finds the Coffee & Convos crew slurping joe, munching donuts, and tackling the topics of today in a safe space to share and puzzle. Airing out hunches, wonders, facts, and feelings alike. Find community with this wonderful conversation group. This month, we're thinking about masculinity. So many violent actors…

Coffee & Conversation: Gaza

Coffee & Conversation is a welcoming space for open, respectful dialogue on complex and often challenging topics. In past sessions, we’ve explored subjects ranging from democracy to identity, and this month we turn our attention to the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. While perspectives may differ, our goal is to foster deeper understanding through…

Coffee and Conversation: Can We Still Meet in the Middle?

Coffee and Conversations is more than just a cup of joe. It’s a chance to connect with neighbors, share ideas, and enjoy some delicious donuts. This month, we’re focusing on bipartisanship. Once a guiding principle of democratic society, it’s now increasingly rare in a polarized political landscape. What happens when political rivals stop working together?…

Coffee and Conversation: The Supernatural

Grab a cup of coffee and join your neighbors for an open, thought-provoking conversation. This month, we’re diving into the mysteries that blur the line between the natural and the supernatural. Are ghosts, spirits, and other strange phenomena just stories we tell—or could there be something more to them? We’ll talk about how belief, skepticism,…

Coffee and Conversation: Animals and Us

Grab a cup of coffee and join your neighbors for an open, thought-provoking conversation. This month, we’re discussing those other beings that we share the earth with, the animals. How separate are we from them? What do they need from us to be good neighbors? Come for the coffee and donuts and stay for the…