Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Bookstore — 40 Washington St., Quincy, MA
Join us for a NEW library book club with Quincy Climate Action Network (QCAN) that meets bimonthly on the third Wednesdays of every other month! For October, we'll be reading and discussing Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization by Bill McKibben. A limited number of print copies will be available for pickup at the 1st Floor Help Desk at the Main Library beginning September 21, 2026. Copies are also available on Libby. From the acclaimed environmentalist, a call to harness the power of the sun and rewrite our scientific, economic, and political future. Our climate, and our democracy, are melting down. But Bill McKibben, one of the first to sound the alarm about the climate crisis, insists the moment is also full of possibility. Energy from the sun and wind is suddenly the cheapest power on the planet and growing faster than any energy source in history—if we can keep accelerating the pace, we have a chance. Here Comes the Sun tells the story of the sudden spike in power from the sun and wind—and the desperate fight of the fossil fuel industry and their politicians to hold this new power at bay. From the everyday citizens who installed…