

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Battle Creek Reads 2026 Author Visit: "West With Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for an evening with "West With Giraffes" author Lynda Rutledge at Binder Park Zoo. 

Guests will enter through the new gate near the carousel and ropes course beginning at 5:30 p.m. and will receive a wristband to secure their entry to the zoo. Entry is free, and there is no ticket or registration required.  Please note, most of the animals will not be on exhibit during this time. Rutledge will be available to sign books after the event, and New Story Community books will be on hand selling extra copies as well as selected other titles. 

MORE INFO HERE: https://willardlibrary.org/battle-creek-reads-2026-west-with-giraffes-by-lynda-rutledge/

Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m.
Binder Park Zoo
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ceresco/battle-creek-reads-2026-author-visit-west-with-giraffes-by-lynda-rutledge/200029792103112
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 85

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029792103112?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ceresco-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ceresco
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Binder Park Zoo
- **lat**: 42.245655655861
- **long**: -85.1533471
- **full address**: Binder Park Zoo, 7400 Division Dr,Ceresco, Michigan, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Willard Library (https://allevents.in/org/willard-library/12097237)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Binder Park Zoo, 7400 Division Dr,Ceresco, Michigan, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Willard Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Battle Creek Reads 2026 Author Visit: "West With Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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