Brewer Public Library will host a talk by author Mac Smith on Thursday, November 3rd at 7:00 PM, Smith will speak about his new book Siege at the State House, which tells the true story of a coup that was attempted between Maine’s governor and the leaders of a new political party, almost plunging the United States into its second Civil War.

A Navy veteran of the first Gulf War and former reporter for The Bar Harbor Times, Mac Smith now lives in Stockton Springs, Maine, in the village of Sandy Point. He is also the author of Mainers on the Titanic and Peyton Place Comes Home to Maine.

A new Thursdays in the Archives Zoom lecture will be held on the first Thursday of each month. Registration is not required. Visit https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/86388696587 or our Facebook page at the time of each program. The Zoom link is good for all Thursday in the Archives programs.