WAYNE — The Cary Memorial Library will present “Meet the Muckrakers” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, a presentation and discussion by the founders of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting.

John Christie, former president and publisher of the Kennebec Journal in Augusta and Morning Sentinel in Waterville, and Naomi Schalit, former reporter and producer at Maine Public Radio and former Opinion paged editor at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, will discuss the connection between journalism and democracy and provide an inside look into how investigative reporting is done.

The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative journalism organization founded in 2009 dedicated to the concept that a well-informed public is essential to democracy.

The center’s reporting gives citizens information about state and local government by researching and writing stories that hold officials accountable and reveal how public policy is made. Its website is pinetreewatchdog.org.

The talk will last about 20 to 30 minutes and will allow time for questions and discussion. Refreshments will be provided.

The Cary Memorial Library is at 17 Old Winthrop Road just off Route 133. For more information, call 685-3612 or visit www.cary-memorial.lib.me.us.