*WEINSTEIN AUTHOR SERIES: THOMAS P. KAPSIDELIS*

*After Virginia Tech: Guns, Safety, and Healing in the Era of Mass
Shootings*
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from 5:30 PM–7:00 PM
Lecture Hall
Free

Join us for the launch of award-winning journalist Thomas Kapsidelis's new
book, *After Virginia Tech: Guns, Safety, and Healing in the Era of Mass
Shootings*, and a panel discussion on the topic, part of the 2019 Carole
Weinstein Author Series. The book examines the decade after the 2007
Virginia Tech massacre through the experiences of survivors and community
members who advocated for reforms in gun safety, campus security, trauma
recovery, and mental health. Reaching beyond policy implications, *After
Virginia Tech* illuminates personal accounts of recovery and resilience
that can offer a ray of hope to millions of Americans concerned about the
consequences of gun violence. Kapsidelis conducted research for the book at
the Library of Virginia during his stint as a Virginia Humanities Research
Fellow. Joining him in the discussion are Elizabeth Hilscher, the mother of
one of the students killed at Virginia Tech and a member of the State Board
of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and Sarah Kleiner, a
reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, who has covered mental health
issues in Virginia. Reception at 5:30 PM, program 6:00–7:00 PM. A book
signing will follow the talk. For more information, contact Emma Ito at
804.692.3726 or [log in to unmask]



John Deal
Education and Outreach
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219

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