Wesleyan UP’s book Making Freedom: The Extraordinary Life of Venture Smith is finding its way into more libraries across Connecticut. 850 copies of the book will be donated to libraries statewide, thanks to co-author Chandler Saint and congresswoman Rosa DeLauro. The distribution project was announced  by five members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation, at a press conference held at the state Capitol earlier this week.

Read more about the book here. View a video of an announcement of the project to distribute the book here. Read an article from The Day newspaper here.