Nine Lives At A Time: An Author Event with Wendy Welch and Cat Adoptions
Venue: Blacksburg Books, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
Blacksburg Books presents "Nine Lives At A Time: An Author Event with Wendy Welch" on Sunday, August 16, 2026.

Enjoy our first ever combination author and cat adoption event! Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center will be on site with adoptable cats.

When bookstore owner Wendy Welch was swept into the world of cat rescue, she found friends and felines in unusual places. The rescue operation coalesced within a rural Appalachian county that faced challenges in financial support and substance misuse. A plucky band of volunteers founded a nonprofit by thinking outside the box while scooping inside the boxes.

Appalachian Feline Friends associates soon found themselves learning to spell and treat coccidia; encountering members of the public who had great expectations; bottle-feeding orphaned infants; and figuring out how 300 cats per year could be spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and adopted.

The antics and adventures of well-meaning, untrained do-gooders are by turns hilarious, heartbreaking, and heartwarming. Cat lover or people watcher, these stories showcase human nature’s finest moments.

Blacksburg Books is located at 401 South Main Street, Suite 106 in Blacksburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://res.cloudinary.com/du5lfb5z3/image/upload/v1786595085/773403088_1521749523056561_5431492609548200346_n_vbybhb.jpg.

For more information, visit: http://www.blacksburgbooks.com or https://www.facebook.com/Blacksburg.Books or https://www.facebook.com/events/1879623959684946 or https://www.instagram.com/blacksburg_books/ or call 540-315-9650.

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