Second Tuesday Book Club: West with Giraffes

The next meeting of our Second Tuesday Book Club is on Tuesday, 8/12 at 2 p.m. Limited copies of the current selection are available at the Lending Desk.

Drop-in; no registration required. For more information, call Reference at 860-652-7720.

This month we're reading "West with Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge

In 1938, during the lingering Great Depression, two giraffes survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic, capturing the hearts of Americans longing for wonder. Woodrow Wilson Nickel, now 105, reflects on his unforgettable experience, a twelve-day road trip across the U.S. to deliver the giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. This emotional, historical novel, inspired by true events, weaves together real-life figures and fictional characters, including a young Dust Bowl rebel, the world’s first female zoo director, and a secretive photographer. Part adventure, part coming-of-age story, West with Giraffes explores how animals, kindness, and time shape lives.

You may also like the following events from Welles-Turner Memorial Library:

• This month, 28th August, 06:30 pm, Thursday Night Book Club: Here One Moment in Glastonbury
• Next month, 5th September, 05:00 pm, Friends of the Welles-Turner Memorial Library Fall Book Sale in Glastonbury

Also check out other Trips & Adventurous Activities in Glastonbury, Meetups in Glastonbury.