NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 30.
PORT ANGELES — A lecturer will speak on the impact of political incivility in the United States at 6:30 p.m. today.
Cornell Clayton, a lecturer with the 2015 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, will speak at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
He will chart political changes that have taken place in the past 30 years, discuss the relationship between civility and democratic participation, and explore factors that contribute to political polarization.
Clayton is the director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University, where he also serves as the Thomas S. Foley Distinguished Professor of Government.
He serves as editor of Political Research Quarterly and as a section chair of the American Political Association.
The presentation is sponsored by the North Olympic Library System, which oversees all public libraries in Clallam County, the Clallam County League of Women Voters and Humanities Washington.
For more information, visit www.nols.org and select “Events” or contact the Port Angeles Library at 360-417-8500 or jfelton@nols.org.
