Our History

Our book club's first meeting was held  on March 4, 2010. Jim Hirshfield hosted the first meeting a led a discussion of his selection, Ghost Mountain Boys by James Campbell.


Reading books and magazines, writing and participating in other mentally stimulating activities, no matter your age, can help to keep memory and thinking skills intact, a new study suggests. The findings add to growing evidence that mental challenges like reading and doing crossword puzzles may help to preserve brain health and stave off symptoms of Alzheimer’s in old age.



"THE THREE AGES OF MAN: YOUTH, MIDDLE AGE, AND ‘YOU LOOK great'."   ~Jim Hirshfield