Second talk in series on Dec. 14 will feature local authors and historic discussions
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The second event in a new Somerville Public Library series, “Meet, Mingle, Read,” will be held on Wednesday, December 14 and will serve as the official launch of the book “The Boston Mob Guide” by Beverly Ford and Stephanie Schorow.  The series creates community discussion surrounding locally-inspired books, and all discussions are held at the Somerville Public Library at 79 Highland Ave.  The Boston Mob Guide discussion will begin at 7:00 p.m., and will include light refreshments.  This program is co-sponsored by Harvard Coop Bookstore.

“Our first event, a discussion of the book Classic Diners of Massachusetts, was a tremendous success with a standing room-only crowd.  I’m hoping that, as we continue to expand our programming, the energetic crowds continue to join us for some great discussions!” said Maria Carpenter, Director of the Somerville Public Libraries.

From the authors’ website:  “The Boston Mob Guide: Hit Men, Hoodlums & Hideouts… is a primer for those who want to know more about the wiles of Whitey Bulger…Joe “The Animal” Barboza…and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi.  Ford and Schorow, former colleagues at the Boston Herald, profile Boston’s gangsters in crisp clear prose, with helpful cross-references. The Boston Mob Guide travels back to Prohibition with the story of bootlegger Charles “King” Solomon and the murderous standoff between the Irish Gustin Gang and the emerging North End Mafia. The guide unravels the complicated hits of the Winter Hill Gang and the Irish mob wars of the 1960s and 1970s.”

For more information on the Somerville Public Libraries, visit http://www.somervillepubliclibrary.org/, or call 311.