Kate and her friends and neighbors are aghast when plans are announced to tear down their local library. Kate suspects there's more to the story than meets the eye, and her detective instincts kick into high gear. Meanwhile, the answer to their dilemma may lie in the humble lives of a group of rodents--flying squirrels--that have invaded the library's foundations.
Kate is a minister’s wife and when they get home from vacation they find the library is packing and only has a week to get out. Kate tries to find out why they have to move. Her friend the librarian won’t talk because she is afraid she will lose her job. Kate’s husband is putting a new roof on for a family with financial problems. It all ties together to a plot to gain money for a greedy man. interesting side stories about squrriels and a tornado that almost kills Kate and her husband.