The Dover Free Library's Annual Dessert Social will take place on August 6, at 7:00 P.M., The Dover Town Hall. This year's guest speaker is Jon Katz, Desserts donated by inns and individuals. This is a fundraiser: Donations Accepted. Books will be signed at the conclusion of Mr. Katz's talk. For more information call, 802-348-7488, www.doverfreelibrary1913.org.

JON KATZ has written twenty-six books, including works of nonfiction, novels, short stories, and books for children; he is also a photographer. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Rolling Stone, and the AKC Gazette, and has worked for CBS News, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He lives in upstate New York with his wife, the artist Maria Wulf, and their dogs, donkeys, barn cats, sheep, and chickens.

From New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz comes SAVING SIMON, the thoughtful and inspiring story of his beloved rescue donkey, Simon, and the wondrous ways that animals make us wiser and kinder people.