Outside the Book Club
From: 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM, September 11, 2026 | Great Plains Nature Center
Nature enthusiasts will read a designated nature or wildlife focused book each month and then meet to chat about it. Discussion continues on a nature walk, weather permitting. Purchase the books at the Owl’s Nest Gift Shop and receive a discount. No registration or purchase is necessary. Held January - March from 2-4pm, and April - May from 9-11am.
Contact Amanda@gpnc.org for more information.
Book List:
January 9th- The Feather Detective by Chris Sweeny
February 6th- The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoe Schlanger
March 6th- Sea of Grass by Dave Hague, Josephine Marcotty
April 3rd- Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard by Joan E. Strassmann
May 1st- Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
June 5th- Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion
July 10th- The Mosquito by Timothy C. Winegard (Meet at the Carl G. Brewer Community Center located at 1329 E 16th St N, Wichita, KS 67214)
August- No book club
September 11th- Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite by Dean King, Samantha Desz (Meet at the Carl G. Brewer Community Center located at 1329 E 16th St N, Wichita, KS 67214)
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Admission:
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Days:
9/11/2026
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2026-09-11
2026-09-11 11:00:00
Outside the Book Club
<p>Nature enthusiasts will read a designated nature or wildlife focused book each month and then meet to chat about it. Discussion continues on a nature walk, weather permitting. Purchase the books at the Owl’s Nest Gift Shop and receive a discount. No registration or purchase is necessary. Held January - March from 2-4pm, and April - May from 9-11am.</p>
<p>Contact Amanda@gpnc.org for more information.</p>
<p><strong>Book List:</strong></p>
<p>January 9th- <em>The Feather Detective by Chris Sweeny</em></p>
<p>February 6th- <em>The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers New Understanding of Life on Earth</em> by Zoe Schlanger</p>
<p>March 6th- <em>Sea of Grass</em> by Dave Hague, Josephine Marcotty</p>
<p>April 3rd- <em>Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard</em> by Joan E. Strassmann</p>
<p>May 1st- <em>Death Comes for the Archbishop</em> by Willa Cather</p>
<p>June 5th- <em>Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark</em> by Leigh Ann Henion</p>
<p>July 10th- <em>The Mosquito</em> by Timothy C. Winegard (<strong>Meet at the Carl G. Brewer Community Center located at 1329 E 16th St N, Wichita, KS 67214</strong>)</p>
<p>August- No book club</p>
<p>September 11th- <em>Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite</em> by Dean King, Samantha Desz (<strong>Meet at the Carl G. Brewer Community Center located at 1329 E 16th St N, Wichita, KS 67214</strong>)</p>
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