WEST PARIS — West Paris Public Library has been awarded a Discussion Project from the Maine Humanities Council (MHC). “The Passage of Time – The Meaning of Change,” a five-book series, begins Thursday, October 20, at 7 p.m.
While the American Dream portrays change as “a new beginning” and history as inevitable progress, this selection of Maine writers regards the passage of time more skeptically. For many of these writers, the vanished past has an idyllic quality, and the future seems dark. Time brings changes that can have tragic consequences. What strategies for survival are available to those living in a diminished present with an uncertain future? The writers in this series represent a span of nearly one hundred years, and each provides a different perspective on the problems posed by the passage of time.
We welcome Trey Adams as our discussion facilitator. Trey is a fiction writer from the foothills of eastern Tennessee. He received his BA in English from the University of Tennessee and his MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast low-residency program in southern Maine. His work has most recently appeared in Gone Lawn, The Shore, and Whitefish Review. He lives in Portland, Maine, with his partner.
Discussions are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the following Thursdays:
- October 20: The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett.
- November 3: Collected Lyrics by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
- November 17: One Man’s Meat by E. B. White.
- December 1: As We Are Now by May Sarton.
December 15: The Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute.
This series will be held in person at the Library, 226 Main Street, West Paris. We will also have a Zoom link available. This event is free of charge, and all books are provided for participants to keep.
To register, call 207-674-2004 or email librarian@westparislibrary.org.
For more information on this and other programs:
– Visit our website www.westparislibrary.org.
– Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/West-Paris-Library-141331099239761.
Please join us for this series of five discussions grounded in compelling readings that invite reflection on things that matter. The discussion will be richer with you there.
The MHC Discussion Project offers comprehensive support to individuals and organizations all over Maine who want to convene members of their community to discuss things that matter to them.
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