International bestselling author Colum McCann braves the darkness within his stories’ subject matter in order to reach the light on the far side, and his mission is to help others do the same. Through his global charity Narrative 4, young people across 20 states and 12 countries have shared over 48,000 stories in order to develop a generation of radically empathetic leaders.

The 2022 January Series is every weekday, January 10th through the 28th from 12:30-1:30 p.m. EST. View the full lineup of speakers at calvin.edu/january. You can tune in online with on demand viewing until midnight each day. White Lake Community Library will also be streaming the lectures live each day at 12:30 in the meeting room. Attendance will be limited. Please register in advance to reserve your seat for each lecture you wish to attend in person.