Helen Symonds Book Group

The Helen Symonds Book Group meets in the Library Program Room

at 1:00 pm on the first Wednesday of every month.

Everyone is welcome to join the group.

If interested, please call the Library at (508)634-2209 to request a copy of the discussion book.

Helen Symonds Book Group - Wednesday, May 1st at 1:00pm
The group will meet in the Library Program Room to discuss West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge.  "'Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes...' Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.  It’s 1938 and the Great Depression lingers, Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it's too late" - adapted from CWMARS catalog