Auburn residents to read ‘Mill Town’ this summer

AUBURN — Auburn residents will read “Mill Town: Reckoning With What Remains,” by Kerri Arsenault for the Read ME statewide summer reading program.
The program is sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council, in partnership with the Maine State Library. Each summer, two books are chosen, and this summer’s program features “Mill Town,” by Kerri Arsenault and “Mainely Power,” by Matt Cost. It is free and open to the public.
The Auburn Public Library has selected “Mill Town,” and books will be available to pick up at the reference desk any time after June 7. Registration is required at www.auburnpubliclibrary.org, by calling the library at 207-333-6640, ext. 4, or emailing Donna Wallace, at dwallace@auburnpubliclibrary.org.
Book discussions will be held on from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 24, and Monday, July 12, via Zoom. and July 12, both from 4:30-5:30 p.m., via Zoom. The Zoom link for the discussions will be emailed to participants on June 24. (The link will be the same for both discussions.)
The author talk by Arsenault will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 15, via Zoom. Registration information will be announced at a later date.
The Auburn Public Library also has copies of “Mainely Power” available to check out. Cost will hold an authort talk from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, and registration info will be forthcoming.