WATERFORD —  The Waterford Library, the Harrison Village Library and the North Bridgton 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 Maine State library.

“The Mirror of Maine: The Maine Community in Myth and Reality” will meet at 2 p.m. for five sessions beginning on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the North Bridgton Library and continuing through Nov. 16.

The first and second sessions will meet at the North Bridgton Library, the third at the Waterford Library and the last two at the Harrison Village Library.

Since most of these books are based on actual towns, readers can consider what is real and what is myth about Maine towns, their patterns of daily life and the values held by the residents.

Books to be read and discussed include “Salem’s Lot” by Stephen King, “Wildfire Loose” by Joyce Butler, “The Weir” by Ruth Moore, “Empire Falls” by Richard Russo and “Twelve Journeys” by Wes McNair.

The discussions will be facilitated by Michael Bachem, Professor of Humanities Emeritus, Miami University, Ohio. He earned a PhD in German and comparative literature from Penn State, developed interdisciplinary courses in German Expressionism, European Romanticism and the European fairy tale tradition. He trained as a facilitator with the Maine Humanities Council. He is manager of the Choral Art Society of Portland.

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.

The North Bridgton Library hours are 9 a.m. to noon Monday, 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Books for the program are on loan at the participating libraries.