The Friends of the White Salmon Community Library invites the public to a community discussion of the KOOBDOOGA: Community Reads featured book, “The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.”

The Friends of the White Salmon Valley Community Library hosts “KOOBDOOGA: Community Reads 2016” with keynote speaker Judy Willman, the daughter of Joe Rantz, the primary subject of this year’s featured book “The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics,” Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. in the library’s Sprint/Baker Gallery.