Jeff Colvin will discuss his new book Avoiding Apocalypse: How Science and Scientists Ended the Cold War. Avoiding Apocalypse tells the little-known story of the worldwide scientists’ boycott of the Soviet Union that set in motion an astonishing sequence of events. Starting simultaneously with the rise to power of an obscure Soviet bureaucrat named Mikhail Gorbachev, the boycott led not only to the end of the Cold War, but also to the end of the Soviet Union itself.

Date and Time: Sunday, July 23, 2 p.m.
Location: Civic Center Library in Storytime Room

The Summer Reading Program is happening through August 16, 2023. Help us meet our community reading goal of 3 million minutes! All ages are encouraged to join. Participants who read and log their minutes have the opportunity to win prizes. Thank you to the Friends of the Livermore Library and our other sponsors.