Community members are invited to join a spring discussion series of “The New Jim Crow,” the bestseller that examines America’s use of mass incarceration – disproportionately of African-American men –  as a new incarnation of the restrictions on individual liberties and opportunities imposed by Jim Crow laws. There are two discussion groups, one meeting on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. and one on Sunday afternoons from 4 to 6 p.m. The next Sunday meetings are April 19 and May 3. Participants are welcome to attend individual discussions or the entire series.