Westfield State College to host Tracy Kidder

Westfield State College will host Tracy Kidder on Tuesday, November 13th at 7 p.m. in Dever Auditorium, Parenzo Hall. Mr. Kidder will be speaking on this year's campus book, Mountains Beyond Mountains. This book tells the inspiring story of Dr. Paul Farmer, born in North Adams and current a professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Farmer discovered his calling working in the central plains of Haiti and is the co-founder of Partners in Health, a Boston based organization dedicated to working to provide heath care services in developing countries. Their work in developing treatments for AIDS and TB has changed the world for the better.

Mr. Kidder will sign Mountains Beyond Mountains and two books featuring WSC alums, Among Schoolchildren and Hometown after the speech.

For further information contact Catherine Doyle, Library Director, at 413-572-5233.

~ Catherine Doyle, Director, Ely Library, Westfield State College, 577 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA 01086-1630