Books Between Bites

BBB is organized by the Friends of the Decatur Public Library and is not a standard book club. There is a speaker that comes in to present about a book or topic. They meet the first Wednesday of each month at 12:15pm in the Madden Auditorium. To learn more about this month's book, check out the Friends of the Decatur Public Library home page https://www.friendsdpl.org/

“Books Between Bites” – Wednesday, March 4, 2026 – FREE to the public!

Please join us on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 12:15 in the Decatur Public Library’s Madden Auditorium for Books Between Bites.

Book: Jewels and Jackboots: Hitler’s British Channel Islands

Author: John Nettles

Presenter: Nancy Peterson

About the Book: “The Channel Islands were the only part of Britain to be occupied in the war. The narrative unfolds through the words of those who actually endured those years. This is their story.” (Amazon.com)

About the Author: John Vivian Drummond Nettles was born in 1943 in St. Austell, Cornwall, England. He is widely recognized for his work as a detective in the crime drama series “Bergerac” (1981-1991) and as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby in “Midsomer Murders” (1997-2011). His acting career began in 1969, and he has since become a prominent figure in British television. (Wikipedia)

About the Presenter: Nancy Peterson is a Decatur native. She retired from the Decatur Public Schools after thirty-plus years as a high school librarian. Fortunately, that did not sour her love of books and reading—and she still likes teenagers, too!

Books Between Bites is a free program at the Decatur Public Library, sponsored by Friends of the Decatur Public Library