The RPL Book Group Will be meeting in person, in the conference room. There will be a capacity limit of 15 attendees, and unvaccinated individuals must wear a mask. If you or those in your home are at higher risk, you are encouraged to wear a mask. For more information, please see the mass.gov webpage about covid-19 mask requirements.

Featured Book: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Discussion Leader: Susanne Sullivan

With its message of empathy and self-care, artist Charlie Mackesy's quiet picture book has captured the shared longing of our troubled times.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a collection of loosely linked illustrations about a lonely boy who ambles through the countryside on a spring day, finding companionship: first meeting the mole, then the other animals of the title. As they walk, the new friends talk, wonder, share their hopes and fears and pose some big questions: “What do we do when our hearts hurt?” “Home isn’t always a place, is it?” The fox is generally silent; the mole and the horse offer reassurance and wisdom

(Blurb taken from: The Washington Post and penguin.co.uk)

This title can be picked up in the hold's pick-up area, or downloaded to an ereader or tablet from Overdrive or Hoopla (phones and tablets only).

Please email mseldon@noblenet.org with any questions!

The RPL Book Group is a participant-run adult book discussion group that meets to discuss a broad range of book selections, both fiction and nonfiction.

Copies of each month's selection are available in the holds pick-up area.

Books must be checked out at the Borrower Services Desk.