YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The third installment of the Youngstown Grit series, titled “Resilience,” will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. April 15 at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County’s Main Library.
The public forum will focus on how resilience and efforts to reclaim Youngstown’s identity have prepared the community for current challenges and helped shape a path forward.
The discussion will be moderated by Tim Seman, genealogy and local history librarian at the PLYMC, and will feature Ian Beniston, executive director of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp.; Mayor Derrick McDowell; and state Rep. Lauren McNally, D-58th.
“Resilience in Youngstown is about how we move forward together and create space for this conversation that is grounded in information, and connecting the community with its leaders is what the library does best,” said Erin Phemester, chief experience officer at the PLYMC.
The event is free and open to the public. Register HERE.