DBRL Programs
First Wednesday Book Discussion
Wednesday, June 5 › Noon-1 p.m.
Callaway County Public Library
Bring a snack and join us for a discussion of the groundbreaking book "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson. First published in 1962, "Silent Spring" alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land and water.
First Thursday Book Discussion
Thursday, June 6 › Noon-1 p.m.
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
Bring a brown bag lunch and join us to discuss “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry” by Rachel Joyce. Paunchy retiree Harold Fry is living out an empty existence in an unhappy marriage. One day he sets off to mail a letter and impulsively decides not to return home. Instead, he undertakes a 600-mile walk across England to see a terminally ill friend and repay a long overdue debt of gratitude. Along the way, Harold becomes determined to right his lifelong failings as a husband, father and friend.
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