We’re participating in Read ME, the statewide community read that gets Mainers reading books by Maine authors, offered by the Maine Humanities Council, Maine State Library, and Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance.
Please register with Kathleen at director@harrisonvillagelibrary.org
Saturday, July 18, 2:00: A Gardener at the End of the World by Margot Anne Kelley
A gardener’s pandemic journal that combines memoir with an exploration of the natural world both inside and outside the garden. Seeds and viruses are springboards for wide-ranging reflections, such as their shared need for someone to transport them, the centrality of movement to being alive, and the domestication of plants as an act of becoming co-dependent.
Saturday, August 1, 2:00: The Islanders by Lewis Robinson
Shaken by problems at home, Walt joins a new leadership program on Whaleback Island off the coast of Maine. As Walt and his fellow misfits are challenged by ex-military instructors, the reasons behind their intense training slowly surface. Walt and the others must use their new skills find a way to survive.