Afterthoughts Book Discussion Group

Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets online at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available at the Central Library's second-floor Circulation Desk. Click here to join the monthly Zoom meeting. 

For more information or to receive Afterthoughts email reminders and updates, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org or (413) 263-6828, ext. 202

This month's book selection:

Bird Brother: A Falconer’s Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife by Rodney Stotts (2022) nonfiction.

To escape the tough streets of Southeast Washington, D.C., young Rodney Stotts would ride the metro to the Smithsonian National Zoo. In a few years, like many in his neighborhood, he started dealing drugs. In Bird Brother, Stotts shares his unlikely journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America’s few Black master falconers.