HOULTON, Maine — The Cary 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.
The series Exploring Human Boundaries: Literary Perspectives on Health Care Providers and their Patients, begins Friday, Sept. 16, at the Cary Library in Houlton and will continue for five sessions, through Dec. 9, 2016.
Books to be read and discussed in this series include: “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” by Anne Fadiman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman, “The Plague” by Albert Camus, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” by Jean-Dominique Bauby and “Wit” by Margaret Edson. 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 — Kasey Greico McNeally — 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. Call 532-1302 to register and come in to pick up the first book of the series.
This program is offered to Maine libraries through the Maine Humanities Council in partnership with the Maine State Library.
For more information about Let’s Talk About It and the work of the Maine Humanities Council, see www.mainehumanities.org or call the office in Portland at (207) 773-5051.
