Program Type:
Book Groups & ReadingAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
A traditional book discussion group where everyone reads and discusses the same book. Join us!
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:
"You'll Like It Here: The Story of Donald Viktus--Belchertown Patient #3394 by Ed Orzechowski (2016) nonfiction.
Abandoned by his unwed mother during World War II, Donald Vitkus is committed to the Belchertown State School, where he is labeled a “moron” with an I.Q. of 41…He later serves in Vietnam, searches for his family, marries, and earns a college degree—all in a lifelong battle to convince others and himself that Donald Vitkus is not a moron.