The Lincoln County Public Libraries is hosting the five-part Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the Civil War program series through the end of March.

 Upcoming programs:

•  a theatrical presentation by the Pitiful Players as directed by Keith

  

  Cast of "Many Are the Hearts"

  Meyers.  The play Many are the Hearts will be presented in Libby at the Memorial Center on February 3 at 7 pm and on February 5 at 2 pm.  In Troy, the play will be presented at the Troy High School on February 10 at 7 pm.

• the third discussion program of the series, featuring readings from Shelby Foote and more on Tuesday, January 24 at 6 pm.
•  a presentation titled, “Weaponry of the Civil War” given by local expert John McBride on Tuesday, February 7 at 6 pm.
• the fourth discussion program of the series, featuring the book Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam by James McPherson on Tuesday, February 14 at 6 pm.
• the classic  film They Died With Their Boots On will be shown on Tuesday, February 21at 5 pm.

Books and program materials are available for check-out or pick-up at the Libby Library .  All programs will be held at the Libby Library. For details, please contact librarian Sarah Daviau by telephone, 293-2778, or by email, sdaviau@lincolncountylibraries.com.

Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War, a reading and discussion series, has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.

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