The next Big Library Read kicks off on May 9 and runs through May 23, 2024. The title of this month’s book is Wild New World by Dan Flores. Wild New World chronicles the epoch in which humans and animals have coexisted in North America. With portraits of iconic creatures such as mammoths, horses, wolves, and bison, Flores discusses the evolution and historical ecology of North America. Informed by genomic science, evolutionary biology, and environmental history, Flores celebrates the astonishing bestiary that arose on our continent and introduces the complex human cultures and individuals who hastened its eradication, studied America’s animals, and moved heaven and earth to rescue them. Get started today! You can borrow the ebook or audiobook any time from May 9-23, 2024 without having to wait.