WATERFORD – The Waterford Library and the Harrison Village Library have 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 libraries.

The program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Center for the Book in cooperation with the state library. The series, “Making a Life, Shaping an Identity: Ethnic Americans in Maine,” will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at the Waterford Library and continue for five sessions through Dec. 4.

The first two sessions will meet at the Waterford Library, the last three at the Harrison Village Library. Books to be read include selections from “Maine Speaks: an Anthology of Maine Literature”; “Song of Rita Joe: Autobiography of a Mi’Kmaq Poet”; “Turnip Pie” by Rebecca Cummings; “Papa Martel” by Gerard Robichaud; and “The Girl Who Would Be Russian” by Willis Johnson.

The discussions will be facilitated by Professor Bob Williams, lecturer at Bates College. Books fare available for loan at both libraries.

The Harrison Village Library is open from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The Waterford Library is open from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Visit either of the libraries to register.

The program is offered to Maine libraries through the Maine Humanities Council by a grant from the Belvedere Fund of the Maine Communities Foundation.