Hello Readers!

Welcome readers to the 2nd meeting of the 2024-25 Mary Elizabeth Garret Book Club sponsored by the Welch Medical Library.  We will gather in-person in the 2nd floor Welch Medical Library conference room (wine, water, and cheese) as well as with those with those who prefer a zoom link. The academic year is closing with the rejuvenation of spring and new students.  We have selected Robin Wall Kimmerer’s The Serviceberry.  She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass. 

The Serviceberry is described as a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.
 

book cover image for The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Please join the discussion of The Serviceberry from 5-6:30 pm, Wednesday, June 25 in the Welch Medical Library, 2nd floor conference room (204).

Also available by Zoom:
https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/98132504741?pwd=aIDW5IUJonK01uUuzSEbNfBvUTqNQa.1
Meeting ID: 981 3250 4741
Passcode: 367595
One tap mobile: +13017158592,98132504741# US (Washington DC), +13126266799,98132504741# US (Chicago)

If you plan to purchase the book, we suggest that you consider supporting one of Baltimore’s many interesting local bookstores.  Here are some links:

Please listen to, read, buy, or borrow the book prior to Wednesday, June 25, 2025 so that thoughtful discussion can occur! Invite a friend or two to our book club meeting. Please let Joann Bodurtha ([email protected]) know if you have questions or suggestions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

image of handwritten signature for Anne K. Seymour

Anne K. Seymour, M.S.  
Associate Dean, Welch Medical Library  
Assistant Professor, DOM – Biomedical   
  Informatics & Data Science Section  
Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

 

image of handwritten signature for Joann N. Bodurtha

Joann N. Bodurtha MD MPH FAAP FACMG  
Professor of Genetic Medicine, Pediatrics and Oncology  
McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine  
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

 

image of handwritten signature for Mackenzie Cervenka MD

Mackenzie Cervenka MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Adult Epilepsy Diet Center
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine