We’re back! For National Library Week, the NOAA Library is excited to announce the relaunch of our Read with NOAA program. Join Outreach Librarian staff Katie Poser and Cassandra Morris for a quarterly book club experience, kicking off with a timely read on science communication for the April-June quarter. Learn more about Read with NOAA on our webpage.

 

April-June

 

Science with Impact: How to Engage People, Change Practice, and Influence Policy by Anne Helen Toomey

Anne Helen Toomey Science with Impact How to Engage People, Change Practice, and Influence Policy

Social science communicator Anne Helen Toomey argues that science today faces a public-relations crisis due to its historic emphasis on "trickle-down research," and she calls for a whole-scale change in how scientists engage with the world. This book is a guide for the scientific community and its allies to build public trust in science--and scientists--again. In this accessible volume, Toomey unpacks why "facts" mean different things to different people and how science-based attitudes and behaviors spread. Using humor, stories, and down-to-earth examples from her own science journey, she explains why seemingly straightforward evidence can sometimes feel irrelevant, or even threatening, to a skeptical public.

 

Club meeting date: Monday, June 23, 2025 | 3:00 - 3:50 PM ET [Add to Google Calendar]

 

Access via our Ebook Central platform - we recommend reading the book in your browser using the "Read Online" option. Login required using your CAC+Pin or multifactor authentication *If you are in Boulder you will need to consult with the Library in Boulder to get access.

 


 

Want to start a book club? We can help! Reach out to library.reference@noaa.gov or explore our 1-pager.