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West Toledo Book Club

West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

2025-11-06 14:00:00 2025-11-06 15:00:00 America/New_York West Toledo Book Club Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book group is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion. West Toledo - Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Thursday, November 06
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-06 14:00:00 2025-11-06 15:00:00 America/New_York West Toledo Book Club Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book group is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion. West Toledo - Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

West Toledo

Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book group is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion.

West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

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Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.  It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Groups |

TAGS: | branchbookgroup |

West Toledo

Phone: 419.259.5290

Hours
Mon, Jan 13 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Jan 14 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Jan 15 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Jan 16 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Jan 17 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jan 18 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Jan 19 Closed

About the branch
  • 48 Internet computers (including 4 MACs)
  • 4 children's computers
  • Free WiFi
  • 2 meeting rooms that hold 32- and 250-capacity, respectively
  • Faxing, copying, scanning
  • Making equipment
  • 50 parking spots/2 additional handicapped accessible
  • 6 bicycle spots

Upcoming events

Wed, Jan 15, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Auditorium

Tue, Jan 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Wed, Jan 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Jan 22, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Making Creation Studio

Sat, Jan 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Auditorium

Mon, Jan 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Jan 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Jan 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Wed, Feb 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Feb 05, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Thu, Feb 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium,Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Sat, Feb 08, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room

Sat, Feb 08, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Mon, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Feb 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)