2009 Season

starts June 21 - September 6th

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Let’s Talk About It

Let’s Talk About It, a facilitated book discussion program has been a staple of Ocean Park and local libraries throughout Maine. This season’s theme is “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today?”. Through the five books in this series, we will examine one of the most pivotal yet neglected eras of United States history, one that began to define the parameters of the modern world in which we live. The series is a nice mix of classic novels and a Maine history.

The program is supported by the Ocean Park Association, the Maine Humanities Council, Maine State Library and the Maine Community Foundation. The books in this series are available for borrowing at the OPA office:

The Devil and the White City by Erik Larson (July 16)

The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner (July 23)

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (July 30)

The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells (August 6)

Poland Spring: A Tale of the Gilded Age by David Richards (August 13)

 

  Devil in the White City Book Jacket Gilded Age Book Jacket Age of Innocence Book Jacket Rise of Silas Lapham Book Jacket Poland Spring Book Jacket  

 

Participants are invited to any one or all of the programs. All meetings are on Thursdays
from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. Our returning discussion leader is Jeff Aronson, an
educator and independent scholar from Vinalhaven, Maine. Suggested donation: $5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: May 14, 2009