The Big Question

Because thinking is a team sport.

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Book Groups

Hosted by vital partners all over Maine, our book groups enable participants to meet each other more fully.

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Community Seminar

Community-based facilitated multi-session reading and discussion.

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Consider This

Inspiring us to think, feel, remember, imagine, and relate to the lives of fellow Mainers

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Constance H. Carlson Prize

Honoring exemplary contributions to the public humanities in Maine.

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Grants

Assisting nonprofit organizations in Maine develop public projects

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Letters About Literature

Youth

A national reading-writing contest for grades 4-12.

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Library Programs

Free, high-quality humanities programs to help libraries serve their communities.

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Maine’s Bicentennial

How did we get here? Where might we be going?

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New Books, New Readers

Special Audience

Community-based facilitated reading and discussion groups for all readers

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Students and Schools

Youth

Programs for students and their schools.

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Veterans Book Group

Special Audience

Reading and discussion groups for Veterans.

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Toni Morrison’s Beloved

An evening and a day of stimulating conversations around a classic book.

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