Readfield Community Library ‘Let’s Talk About It’ series begins Sept. 30

READFIELD — The Readfield Community Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to host “Let’s Talk About It,” a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library. A scholar provided by Maine Humanities will facilitate the discussions.
The series — “Becoming American: Struggles, Successes, Symbols” — begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at the library, 1151 Main St., and continues on the last Monday in October, November, January and February.
The first book in this series is titled “Bless Me Ultima” by Rudolfo A. Anaya. This award- winning book is the story of a young Mexican American boy living in a small farm village around the time of WWII. The other books in the series are Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, “An Orphan in History” by Paul Cowan, “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by N. Scott Momaday, and “Woman Warrior” by Maxine Hong Kingston.
This program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Maine Center for the Book in cooperation with the Maine State Library. Books are available for loan at the library. For more information, call 207-685-4089.