Library offers ‘Let’s Talk About It’ book group

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Thompson Free Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It”, a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library. This program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Maine Center for the Book in cooperation with the Maine State Library.

The series Rebirth of a Nation begins Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Thompson Free Library and continues for five sessions through Nov. 24. Books to be read and discussed in this series include “Two Roads to Sumter” by William and Bruce Catton, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe, “Ordeal by Fire, Volume II: The Civil War” by James M.  McPherson, “Reconstruction: After the Civil War” by John Hope Franklin and “The Private Mary Chesnut: The Unpublished Civil War Diaries” edited by Vann Woodward. A scholar provided by the Maine Humanities Council will facilitate the discussions.

“Exploring ideas and issues through literature has a unique and fun way of creating community,” said Nicole Rancourt, director of Let’s Talk About It. “We find that there is great interest among adults in getting together to discuss what they’ve read with others. Having a discussion leader [like facilitator] who is both excited about the readings and skilled in facilitating can help to deepen this experience.”

Books for the program are available for loan at the library. Please call the library at 564-3350 to register and come in to pick up the first book of the series. The library is open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

This program is offered to Maine libraries through the Maine Humanities Council in partnership with the Maine State Library.